C. Troilius's translation for W. G. Maton's edition of Linnaeus's "Biography" in R. Pulteney's "A General View of the Writings of Linnaeus", 2nd edition, 1805, pp. 519-578. Maton completely restyled the English before printing.

cf Soulsby 2640: 'The Swedish MSS. (...) was sent in 1770 by Linnaeus to Dr. C. F. Mennander, Archbishop of Uppsala, who commenced a translation into Latin. In 1779 Mr Fredenheim, son of the Archbishop, conveyed the Diary and other MSS. to Robert Gordon, of Cadiz, to be printed in England. Mr Gordon died soon after, and the MSS. were sold by his executors to J. Mawman, the publisher of the second edition of Pulteney's "The General View etc."

Paper watermarked 'E Hayes 1798' throughout.