Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 151.
Jokkmokk [2], 21/07/1732, ¶813:
Ski:
| h | i | total length 6 feet |
| q | k | width 5 inches |
| I | & | rear end blunter than tip |
| h | f | 1 foot, gradually widening |
| q | line along the edge | |
| c | d | 8 inches, width 3 inches. Raised above the rest by 10/12 of an inch |
| The tip curves up 2 or 3 inches | ||
| The underside of the ski is concave | ||
| b | A plaited root through which the foot is inserted and bound in. |