A
TOUR
THROUGH
SWEDEN, SWEDISH-LAPLAND, FINLAND
AND
DENMARK
IN A SERIES OF LETTERS,
ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS.
By MATTHEW CONSETT, Esq.
Who accompanied Sir H. G. Liddell, Bart. and Mr. Bowes in this Tour.
LONDON:
Printed for J. JOHNSON in St. Paul’s Church-yard; W. GOLDSMITH
in Paternoster Row; T. LEWIS in Russel Street, Covent Garden. And
R. CHRISTOPHER at Stockton.
MDCCLXXXIX.
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Table of Contents
Title and content -
pretitle,
frontispiece,
title page,
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xiv,
xv,
xvi,
xvii,
xviii,
xix
Dedication -
vii,
viii
List of Subscribers -
ix,
x,
xi,
xii
Directions for placing the Plates -
xx
I. Introduction -
1,
2,
3,
4
II. Voyage to Sweden. Town of Gottenburgh. Swedish Ladies -
5,
6,
7,
8
III. A Swedish dinner. Country excursion. Swedish Ordnance. Soldiers. A country Seat. Cattle, Horses, &c. -
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10,
11,
12,
13
IV. Journey from Gottenburgh to Stockholm. Vadebaka. Good roads. Lidkioping. Lake Wenner. Cataract. Enebacken. Mariestadt. Blacksta. Stromsholm. Kings-stables. Tibla. Stockholm -
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V. Stockholm. Opera. Citadel. Charles 12th’s clothes. St. Nicholas’ church. Redesholm church. Dinner at the English Resident’s -
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23
VI. Swedish Ladies. Music. Education of Youth -
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26,
27
VII. Diet of Sweden. 1. The Nobles. 2. The Clergy. 3. The Burgers. 4. The Peasants -
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31
VIII. King of Sweden. Last revolution. His manner, behaviour and person. Erects distilleries. Failure of his Scheme -
32,
33,
34
IX. Diet refuses King’s demands. He retires his camp. Dispute settled. King’s Character and manner of rewarding merit -
35,
36,
37
X. Late Queen Dowager of Sweden. Her Character. Builds the Palace of Drodenholm. Her Learning -
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XI. Upsala. University. Linnæus. The Ladies -
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