The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1
- Reading level
- Fairly demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a travel narrative published in 1869. It chronicles Wallace's eight-year scientific exploration from 1854 to 1862 across Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and New Guinea. Wallace documented the physical geography, volcanoes, wildlife, and peoples of each island while collecting over 125,000 specimens. The work describes his travels across 14,000 miles, revealing biogeographic patterns that would establish the famous Wallace line dividing Asian and Australian fauna.
- Natural history
- Ethnology
- Malay Archipelago
- Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #2530. The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1 on Wikipedia.
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