Travelled with the English
natural scientist Henry Smeathman to Banana Island in West Africa
in 1773 from where he shipped plant samples to Linnaeus.
BORN
1746, Nordviks farmstead, Ångermanland,
Sweden.
EDUCATION
Uppsala university, Sweden.
TRAVEL DIARY
Although he died shortly after
his arrival his correspondence and collection have been preserved
for posterity.
DIED
1773, Isles de Los, Guinea.
The map provides an overview of the places each
Apostle described in, for example, his travel diary, books or letters.
Modern geographical names are used. For further information see
the collected works, The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure.
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