Moved to Spain in 1751 in
order to learn Spanish. Travelled to Venezuela in 1754 to participate
in the Great Border Drawing Expedition under the direction of
José de Iturriaga. Löfling died of malaria in Guayana.
BORN
1729, Tolvfors, Gästrikland, Sweden.
EDUCATION
Uppsala university, Sweden.
TRAVEL DIARY
His unique natural history
papers were published posthumously by Carl Linnaeus. Iter
Hispanicum, eller resa til Spanska Länderna uti Europa och America
1751 til 1756. 1758.
DIED
1756, San Antonio de Caroni,
Guayana, Venezuela.
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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