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The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russ Wallace
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Paperback. Editor(s): Van Wyhe, John. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; BM; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Wallace's Malay Archipelago is a classic account of the travels of a Victorian naturalist through island Southeast Asia. It has been loved by readers ever since its publication in 1869. Despite numerous modern reprints with appreciative introductions, this is the first - and long overdue - annotated edition in English.
This edition explains, updates and corrects the original text with an historical introduction and hundreds of explanatory notes. Wallace left hundreds of people, places, publications and species unidentified. He referred to most species only with the scientific name current at the time. Whenever available, the common names for species ... Read more
Wallace's Malay Archipelago is a classic account of the travels of a Victorian naturalist through island Southeast Asia. It has been loved by readers ever since its publication in 1869. Despite numerous modern reprints with appreciative introductions, this is the first - and long overdue - annotated edition in English.
This edition explains, updates and corrects the original text with an historical introduction and hundreds of explanatory notes. Wallace left hundreds of people, places, publications and species unidentified. He referred to most species only with the scientific name current at the time. Whenever available, the common names for species ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
NUS Press Singapore
Number of pages
616
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
836
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971698201
SKU
V9789971698201
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Ref
99-3
About Alfred Russ Wallace
John Van Wyhe is a historian of science and one of the world's leading experts on Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. He is a Fellow of Tembusu College, National University of Singapore, and a Senior Lecturer in the Departments of History and Biological Sciences.
Reviews for The Annotated Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace
...van Wyhe's annotated edition offers both interesting material for the general reader and a valuable research aid that will serve Wallace scholars for decades to come." —Will Abberley “The book is beautifully produced with a mid-section of color drawings that depict animals, birds, insects and flowers. Dotted through the chapters are new charcoal sketches of exotic birds, animals, indigenous ... Read more