| Ref No | WP/1/3/52 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/3/52 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to H W Bates |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to H W Bates, from Lobo Raman, near Bencoolen, Sumatra, 10 Dec 1861, re Bates's paper on Papilios; Darwinian philosophy, geographical distribution of species, rivers as limits to distribution, Alfred Russel Wallace's Zoological Society paper on distribution of monkey species in Brazil; isolation of species from geographical origins, geological evidence; hopes Bates will write on Cicindelidae; collecting in Sumatra; plans to return to England.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892
Bates, Frederick, 1829-1903
Gray, D
Hewitson,William Chapman, 1806-1878
Place: Amazon Barra Brazil
Notes: Letter no in contents list: 50 |
| Date | 10 Dec 1861 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5342 | Bates; Henry Walter (1825-1892); Entomologist | 1825-1892 |
| PX5345 | Bates; Frederick (1829-1903); Entomologist and company director | 1829-1903 |
| PX5413 | Gray; D (fl 1840?) | fl 1840? |
| PX4738 | Hewitson; William Chapman (1806-1878) | 1806-1878 |