| Ref No | WP/1/3/41 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/41 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to W H (sic) Bates |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to W H (sic) Bates, from Amboyna, 4 Jan 1858, continued Ternate, 25 Jan 1858, re receipt of mail from home including letters from Bates and Darwin; cleaning and packing of collections from Aru; detailed account of numbers, types and locations of insects collected, including first serious collection of very small genera (Styphilidae etc) at Macassar; comparison of data sent by Bates with 's own; reaction to Alfred Russel Wallace's paper 'On the Succession of Species', approving letter from Darwin; benefit of Darwin's proposed publication on species and varieties; boundary between two distinct faunas in Malay Archipelago; proposed expeditions to Gilolo island and New Guinea; advantages of Amboyna as a base; battles of Balaclava and Inkerman; Britain - India meeting [British rule in India]; insects in the Andes.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892
Mohnicke, [] , fl 1858
Doleschall, [ ], fl 1858
Burmeister, Hermann,18071892
Erichson, [ ], fl [1850]
Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
Stevens, Samuel
Bowring, John Charles, 1821-1893
Place: Amboyna Malaya Andes South America Aru Islands Netherlands Indies Australia California USA Gilolo Malaya Hong Kong Ternate Moluccas
Notes: Letter no in contents list: 39. |
| Date | 4 Jan 1858 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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