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Ref NoWP/1/3/72
Alt Ref NoWP1/3/72
TitleAnnotated list [part letter] initialled by Alfred Russel Wallace
DescriptionAnnotated list [part letter] initialled by Alfred Russel Wallace and in his hand, headed 'Insects of the Eastern Archipelago, collected by A R Wallace from May 1, 1854 to January 1st 1858' , with generic names, specimens totals and locations where collected; a paragraph including 'I surpass you considerably in the number of species' is written on one side - possible part of a letter to H W Bates.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Place: Amboyna Malaya Aru Islands Netherlands Indies Borneo Macassar Celebes Malacca Singapore
Notes: Not entered on contents list. Loose note (destroyed) written by E.B. c. 2002 'Insects of the Eastern Archipelago. 1 sheet may belong to a bigger volume?' RECORD MODIFIED 12/10/03: FIRST DATE CORRECTED from 1854.01.01. Probably part of a letter to H W Bates, possibly 1858.01.04 (WP1/3/41)
Date[1858]
AccessStatusOpen
Held ByNHM General Library
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CodePersonNameDatesSource
PX473Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist1823-1913 [Source: http://www.wku.edu/%7Esmithch/index1.htm]
PX5342Bates; Henry Walter (1825-1892); Entomologist1825-1892
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