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The Floral King. 23
Bauhinus, and this erudite botanist had also
access to the whole of Burser’s collection, and
from this splendid herbarium wrote his famous
book, Pinax theatri botanici, published in 1623.
After Burser’s death the whole of his collection,
a herbarium consisting of twenty-five large volumes,
was brought to the Sord University, from which
this valuable and unique treasure was taken as
war booty in 1658 by the Swedes, and brought
over to Sweden. It finally fell into the hands of
a Swedish nobleman, by name, Coyet. Professor
Olof Rudbeck, Senior, of Upsala, hearing of this
rare collection, persuaded the possessor to turn
it over to Upsala University, where it would be
put to great use in the study of botany. This
was done, ;and in 1666 the northern University
congratulated itself upon the possession of this
singular spoil] of war. The learned Professor
Rudbeck again put the collection to great use,
and wrote a highly meritorious and gigantic work
the Campi Elysii, in eleven tomes, which contain
more than 6200 botanical drawings. This erudite
work entitled him to the honour of being the
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