365. JOHANNES SCHEFFERUS THE HISTORY OF LAPLAND 1704 WITH ENGRAVINGS.

Scheffer, John /(Johannes Schefferus)., (q1621-1679), scholar in Uppsala. The history of Lapland: Containing a Geographical Description and a Natural History of that Country; with an Account of the Inhabitants their Original Religion Custums Habits Marriages Conjurations Employment &c. Written by John Scheffer ... To which are added The Travels of the King of Sweden's Mathematician into Lapland; The History of Livonia and the Wars there; Also a Journey into Lapland Finland &c. Written by Dr. Olof Rudbeck in the Year 1701. Thomas Newborough and R. Parker, London, 1704. 8vo in a contemporary leather binding with gilt spine title and sprinkled covers. Engraved front stove, (VIII), folding engraved map, 416 p. with a total of 26 illustrations, several of which are full-page + Olof Rudbeck's Nora Samoland 22 p.