| Ref No | WP/7/9 |
| Alt Ref No | WP7/9 |
| Title | 'On the tendency of species to form varieties; ....' |
| Description | 'On the tendency of species to form varieties; and on the perpetuation of varieties and species by natural means of selection. by Charles Darwin … and Alfred Wallace… Communicated by Sir Charles Lyell … and J. D. Hooker …' from The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society for August 1858 (read 1 July 1858); final proof or reprint sewn into brown paper cover labelled in pencil [in Alfred Russel Wallace's or William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'Species Darwin ^ Wallace'; pp. [1]-62 with correction and additions in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand in ink and a note on the back flyleaf in pencil in his hand, beginning '1860. Feb | After reading Mr Darwin's admirable work 'On the Origin of Species' …'
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882
Place: Ternate Moluccas Netherlands Indies
Subject: Natural selection, Evolution
Notes: When listed this was in an acid free envelope labelled in pencil by NHM library staff c2000 '1858 Lin. Soc. Paper species - Darwin/Wallace Box 3 Box file' . |
| Date | 1858 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | 1 Proof |
| Level | File |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX677 | Darwin; Charles Robert (1809-1882); Naturalist | 1809-1882 |
| CX5937 | Linnean Society of London; 1788-present | 1788-present |