The Malay Archipelago : the land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise / by Alfred Russel Wallace ; with an introduction by John Bastin



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

1989

The Malay Archipelago : the land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise / by Alfred Russel Wallace ; with an introduction by John Bastin

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This book is undoubtedly the classic work on the flora and fauna and peoples of the area which is now called Indonesia. Based largely on four field journals whichWallace kept during the eight years he spent in Malaysiaand Indonesia between 1854 and 1862, it ranks as the greatest travel book on the region and, in its analysis of the geographical distribution of animals, is one of the most important natural history books of the nineteenth century.

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Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913--Journeys--Malay Archipelago Natural history--Malay Archipelago Malay Archipelago--Description and travel

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Title
The Malay Archipelago : the land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise / by Alfred Russel Wallace ; with an introduction by John Bastin
Creators
  • Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Subject
  • Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913--Journeys--Malay Archipelago
  • Natural history--Malay Archipelago
  • Malay Archipelago--Description and travel
Publisher
  • Oxford University Press, 1989
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1989
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Digital Description
application/pdf, ill., maps, port.
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Table of Contents
  • I. Physical geography -- Indo-Malay Islands. II. Singapore. III. Malacca and Mount Ophir. IV. Borneo: the orang-utan. V. Borneo: journey in the interior... -- The Timor Group. X. Bali and Lombock. XI. Lombock: manners and customs. XII. Lombock: how the rajah took the census... -- The Celebes Group. XV. Celebes: Macassar. XVI. Celebes: Macassar. XVII. Celebes: Menado... -- The Moluccas. XIX. Banda. XX. Amboyna. XXI. Ternate. XXII. Gilolo... -- The Papuan Group. XXVIII. Macassar to the Aru Islands in a native prau. XXIX. The Ke Islands...
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