| Ref No | WP/1/3/19 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/19 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to Dr [Henry] Bates |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to Dr [Henry] Bates, from Neath, 11 Oct 1847 re trip to London and Paris; describing the architecture, museums, galleries and boulevardes of Paris; the layout and operation of the Jardin des Plantes including a sketched section showing cabinets and cases in its museum of mineralogy; study of insects at the British Museum to name his collection of American coleoptera; desire to take one family and study thoroughly with regard to the theory of the origin of species; Ray Society; Oken's 'Elements of physiophilosophy' and variety, distribution and arrangement of species.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892
Oken, Lorenz, 1779-1851
Notes: Letter no in contents list: 17. 4 folios.First folio annotated on front in blue pencil [in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand] 'See near End'; sections mentioning origin of species marked or underlined in the same blue pencil. |
| Date | 11 Oct 1847 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates | Source |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 | [Source: http://www.wku.edu/%7Esmithch/index1.htm] |
| PX5342 | Bates; Henry Walter (1825-1892); Entomologist | 1825-1892 | |
| PX5362 | Oken; Lorenz (1779-1851); Naturalist | 1779-1851 | |