The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan, and the Bird of ParadiseOxford University Press, 1986 - 638 sivua The Malay Archipelago is the classic work on the flora, fauna, and peoples of the area now known as Indonesia. Based largely on four field journals which Wallace kept during the eight years he spent in Malaysia and Indonesia between 1854 and 1862, it ranks as the greatest travel book on theregion and, in its analysis of the geographical distribution of animals, is one of the most important natural history books of the nineteenth century. Wallace's travels were mainly to obtain natural history specimens for his own and other collections. He collected 125,660 in all, mostly beetles, butterflies and birds, in the face of considerable difficulties. This book was originally published in 1869, seven years after Wallace's return from the area, and the new edition has an informative introduction by Dr John Bustin. |
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СПАР PAGE I PHYSICAL Geography | 13 |
SINGAPORE | 32 |
MALACCA AND MOUNT OPHIR | 37 |
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abundant Alfuros allied Amboyna animal arrived Aru Islands Australia Bali bamboo Banda Batchian beautiful beetles birds of paradise boat Borneo Bouru brought Bugis butterflies Celebes Ceram chief close coast collections color coral curious Dobbo Dorey Dutch Dyaks east European feathers feet high forest fruit Galela genus Gilolo Goram green ground Guinea hundred inches inhabitants insects Java Javanese land leaves Lombock luxuriant Macassar Malay Archipelago Malay race male Menado mias miles Moluccas morning mountain Mysol natives natural history never night obtained Papilio Papuan paradise birds peculiar plumage Portuguese praus produce race Rajah rare reached resemble rice river rock sago Saparua Sarawak seems seen shore side Singapore skin species specimens stream Sumatra tail Ternate thing Tidore Timor tion trade trees tropical vegetation village volcanic voyage Waigiou walk Wallace whole wind wings