Welcome to the historical collections of the Swedish
Museum of Natural History!
The Linnaeus Server is dedicated to the public exhibition
of rare and historical items maintained in our collections.
Most prominent among these are items preserved
since the earliest days of the museum, which was established together
with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in September 1739, specimens
in the collection of King Adolf Fredrik studied by Carl Linnaeus, the
spider collection of Carl Clerck, and plants described by Linnaeus.
These collections represent some of the most
valuable items in natural history, and special care is taken to maintain
them in good condition for another many hundred years. Internet access to
this material will further increase the value of the collections and
benefit researchers and naturalists worldwide.
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