IN

VARIOUS COUNTRIES

OF

SCANDINAVIA;

INCLUDING

DENMARK, SWEDEN, NORWAY,
LAPLAND, AND FINLAND.

LIST

OF

EMBELLISHMENTS AND VIGNETTES

IN VOLUME THE TENTH.

TO SERVE AS DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER.

CHAP. I.

KIEMI CHURCH, at the northern extremity of the GULPH

OF BOTHNIA

Rack for drying Hay in Lapland.

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1

13

41

42

Horizontal Moon, as seen between Torneå and Kiemi, at

the northern extremity of the GULPH OF BOTHNIA Same phænomenon, with a singular Belt of Clouds

CHAP. II. "

Mode of exhibiting the Bodies of Criminals in Sweden. 53

CHAP. III.

Runic Staves, or Rymstockes, of Sweden; answering to the WRITTEN STICKS mentioned in Sacred Scripture, 105, 516 Scalp-like Bonnet worn by the Natives of Helsingeland,

as by all the Ancestors of the Greeks and Goths

The Halling and the Polsk, antient Greek Dances exist

ing in NORWAY View of St. Skarven Field, in descending the Alpine Barrier between SWEDEN and NORWAY

CHAP. V.

Bay of Trönÿjem and Castle of Munkholm, as viewed from the City of Trönÿjem

CHAP. VI.

. 136

166

. 176.

Bridge between Melhuus and Leir, in the North of
NORWAY

Church of Elstad upon the Louven River, in Guldbrands-
dalen, in NORWAY

Norwegian Harvest of Unripened Corn, drying upon

Poles &c. above Fields covered with Ice and Snow.. 354

CHAP. VII.

Aged Peasants of NORWAY

CHAP. VIII.

363

Specimen of Native Silver taken from the Kongsberg

Mines; the Silver disseminated in Lamina through

Masses of Limestone Spar,with dark Veins of Schistus, 406

MAP of the SOUTHERN CONFINES of NORWAY and

SWEDEN; shewing the Environs of Christiania; and the

whole of the Author's Route, from the Silver- Mines of

Kongsberg, in Norway, to the Iron-Mines near Philip-

stad in Sweden .

Geological Nature of the Mountains of Kongsberg, shew-

ing the situation in which the Silver is found

CHAP. IX.

419

430

General Manner of enclosing Cultivated Land, over all

Sweden, Lapland, Finland, and Norway, by sloping

splinters of deal, fastened by withys to upright poles . 462

MAP of the AUTHOR'S ROUTE; from Magnor on the
Norwegian Frontier, to Carlstad; and thence, through
Philipstad, to Fahlun, Sala, Upsala, and Stockholm,
also from Stockholm to Grissehamn

Entrance to the Persberg Iron-Mine

475

Mechanical Contrivance for working the Mine-Pumps;
consisting of a most extensive combination of Levers,
working parallel to each other by means of water

СНАР. Х.

SECTION of the Fahlun Copper-Mine

Heaps or Mounds in a Forest near Broddebo; said to be

488

499

521

the Graves of Robbers

APPENDIX II.

PLAN of the Fahlun Copper-Mine

568

578

GENERAL STATEMENT OF CONTENTS.

PART THE THIRD.

VOLUME THE TENTH.

CHAP. I.

P. 1.

FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF THE AUNIS AND KIEMI

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RIVERS, TO ULEÅBORG, IN OSTERO-BOTHNIÅ.

Korkila-Evident change in the manners of the people-Dian-

thus superbus Descent of a Cataract Vessel of three

hundred tons launched-Fruit of the Rubus Arcticus-Pris-

matic fracture of Trap-Beautiful variety of Spar - Fruit

of the Rubus Chamamorus-Reception at Kilpala— Primeval

Plough-Wooden Lock and Key-Tervola-Midnight Fishery

at Tivan-koski Cataract-Alaparkyla-Rovila-Appearance

of Kiemi Church—Adelcrantz the Peasant Architect-Dress

of the Finlanders-Kiemi Fair-Sunday Ball at the Parso-

nage Of the Lapland and Finland Languages-Universa-

lity of Superstitions respecting Sneezing - Cypripedium

bulbosum-Hay making in the Streets of Torneå-Visit to a

Swedish Family - State of Natural History in Sweden-

Curious example of the power of genius-Dinner given to

the Torneå Merchants-Prevalence of Intoxication-Charac-

ter of the Finns-Departure from Torneå-Extraordinary

Refraction of the Atmosphere-Antient Fable of the Egg of

Night-Uncultivated Fruits-Forest on fire-Visit to the

Minister Departure from Kiemi-Difference discernible

upon entering Finland-Kjanfraniemi-Alafva-Ijo-Hau-

kebodas-Population and Agriculture-Jukuri-Arrival at

Uleåborg.

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