Malay Archipelago - The Land of Orang Utan, Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel,

Zusammenfassung Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) was a British naturalist best remembered as the co-discoverer of natural selection. These volumes, first published in 1869, contain Wallace's account of fieldwork he undertook in Indonesia, Malaysia and New Guinea between 1854 and 1862. Volume 2 covers the Molucca Islands and New Guinea. Inhaltsverzeichnis 21. Ternate; 22. Gilolo; 23. Voyage to the Kaioa Islands and Batchian; 24. Batchian; 25. Ceram, Goram, and the Matabello Islands; 26. Bouru; 27. The natural history of the Moluccas; 28. Macassar to the Aru Islands in a native prau; 29. The Ke Islands; 30. The Aru Islands - residence in Dobbo; 31. The Aru Islands - journey and residence in the interior; 32. The Aru Islands - second residence in Dobbo; 33. The Aru Islands - physical geography and aspects of nature; 34. New Guinea - Dorey; 35. Voyage from Ceram to Waigiou; 36. Waigiou; 37. Voyage from Waigiou to Ternate; 38. The birds of paradise; 39. Natural history of the Papuan Islands; 40. The races of man in the Malay Archipelago; Appendix on crania and languages; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Wallace Alfred Russel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108022828
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02282-8
• No. of pages: 544
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology; Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology; The Malay Archipelago 2 Volume Set
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