The diary of Linnaeus's journey into Skåne, ranging from 29 April (f. 1) to 11 August (f. ) 1749 (the printed diary goes up to 13 August).
The diary is mostly written in the hand of Linnaeus's amanuensis, probably Söderberg.
Linnaeus's annotations in the margins.
Many drawings in the margins.

It was paginated at the time on the top right hand corner, each number corresponding to a set of double folio sheets. Some leaves are missing. The following leaves are now preserved:
1-19; 21-26; 29-30; 32-63; 80; 96-100; 102-106; 108; 110-115..

Some double folios have inserts:
- fol. 4: folio leaf which was initially folded in 8, entitled '1749. September 1746. Försöktes. Jern bundit Hornberg'. On iron.
- between fol 12 and 13: 'Pro memoria'. concerns tobacco plantations around Kristianstad (see p. 71 of 1751 "Skånska resa"). This leaf, foliated '69' was initially kept within folio 24, before it was moved between 12 and 13 by Arvid H. Uggla, who wrote 'belongs to the description of the town Christianstad'.
- fol. 15: drawing of a fish, with description of the fish in Linnaeus's hand within folio 15. A note 'Descriptio junii 3' refers to pp. 139-142 in the printed 1751 "Skånska resa". It is reproduced in Tab. II at the end of the volume.
- fol. 48: a folio was inserted entitled 'ad. 48. Pro memoria. Johran Hegart in Malmö', printed as 'herr Borgmästar Haeggardt' in the printed 1751 "Skånska resa" (p. 200).
- between fol. 58 and 59: Two drawings, one of ? (not reproduced) and one of a maypole ('Majstung') reproduced on p. 234 of the printed 1751 "Skånska resa".
- fol. 106: quarto leaf on agriculture.