CHAPTER XXI.
Size and Boundaries of Sweden—Account of the surrounding Seas—Their specific PaS'
Gravity and Constituents—Size of the Provinces—Lakes—Rivers—Mountains—
Surface of the Country—Geognosy—Formations in Sweden—Metals found in it
Table of the Iron Mines and Works—Climate compared with that of
Russia— Winter— Summer— Vegetables—Trees—Fruits—Com—Domestic
Quadrupeds—Wild Quadrupeds—Birds—Fishes ......................................... s s i
CHAPTER XXII.
History o f Sweden—Swedish Conquests—Present Territories—Number of Inhabitants—
Revenues—Constitution—Army—Resources—Agriculture—Quantify of
Land cultivated, and its produce—Number of Horses, Cattle, and Sheep—Manufactures
Iron Copper Wood—Tar, & c .-T ra d e -E a s t India Monopoly
—Situation of Sweden with respect to other Nations, as Russia, Denmark, Britain,
France—Her present Interest—Conduct of the Crown Prince—Object
which he ought to p u rsu e ..................................... | | .....
APPENDIX.
Tables copied from the Memoirs of the Swedish Academy of Sciences for 1809, as drawn
up by Mr. Nicander, exhibiting a very complete View of the Population and Professions
of Sweden before the Separation of Finland.
INDEX.
PLATES.
I. Portrait of the Crown Prince...................................................................... Frontispiece
IL Map of Sweden Paire "l
III. Map of Gothland ...................................................................................... A1
IV. View of the Hill Kinnekiille.......................................... .................................................... 5i
V. The Falco Umbrinus ’ .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 59
VI. Geognostic Map of Nerike ..........................................................
VII. Map of Stockholm'........................ ^
VIIL Portrait of the late King Gustavus Adolphus..................................... f ............ 224.
IX. The Copper Mine of Fahlun .............. 23q
X . Perpendicular Section of Ditto ................................................................... g«j
X I. View of the Mountain. T a b e rg ..................................................................* . . . . 287
X II. Geognostic Map of Sconia . ....................................................... 2g4f
-XIII. Geognostic Structure of the Provinces A ............................... 308