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Beskrifning öfwer de til Sweriges Krona lydande Lapmarker (+) Resa genom Wäster-Norrland til Åsehle Lappmark, anstäld uti julii månad 1741. - [EARLY DESCRIPTIONS OF LAPLAND]
Stockholm, Lars Salvius, (1746) (+) Stockholm (Peter Momma) 1743. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with richly gilt spine. Wear to extremities, boards with scratches and some loss of marbled paper. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper. Second work (Resa genom Wäster-Norrland) closely trimmed in upper margin with minor loss of text. (20), 271, (13) 144 pp. (wanting the map).
First edition of these two important works on Swedish exploration and natural history being some of the earliest descriptions solely dedicated to Lapland and northern Scandinavia.These books provided valuable insights into the geography, flora, fauna, and the indigenous Sami culture of the Lapland region at a time when little was known about this area outside Nothern Scandinavia.
