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WCP7106

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Samuel Stevens
Date:
[1859?]
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1860). Note on the sexual differences in the genus Lomaptera [communicated by Samuel Stevens to the ESL meeting of 6 Feb. 1860]. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London : 1858-1859 : 107
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WCP4749

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Samuel Stevens
Date:
28 January 1859
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1859). [Extracts from a letter from Alfred R. Wallace to Samuel Stevens dated 28 Jan. 1859, Batchian; communicated by Stevens to the ESL meeting of 6 June 1859]. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London : 1858-1859 : 70
Summary:

An account of ARW’s visceral reaction to capturing a new Ornithoptera, “the finest butterfly in the world”, and explains that he is remaining at Batchian, Moluccas with the intention of collecting additional Paradisea specimens.

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WCP4275

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Philip Lutley Sclater
Date:
March 1859
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1859). Letter from Mr. Wallace concerning the geographical distribution of birds. Ibis : 1 (4): 449-454
Summary:

ARW makes “a few remarks and criticisms” of Sclater’s paper [Sclater, P. L. 1859. The Geographical Distribution of Birds. Ibis, 1: 449-454.]. He challenges the areas that Sclater proposes for his “six grand zoological provinces” by redefining the regions. ARW discusses the geology and zoology of these areas.

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WCP371

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Thomas Sims
Date:
25 April 1859
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/46
  • Cockerell, T. D. A. (1913). Recollections of Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace. Science: 38: 871-877 [p. 871]
Summary:

Enthusiasm for entomology and desire to complete work on geographical and geological distribution of species in the Indo-Australian archipelago before returning to England; stereoscopic photo effects, Sims's business.

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WCP3683

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Samuel? Stevens?
Date:
[28] [April] [1859]
Source of text:
  • Zoological Society of London: GB 0814 BADW
  • Bartlett, E. (Ed.). (1899). In: Wild Animals in Captivity; Being an Account of the Habits, Food, Management and Treatment of the Beasts and Birds at the "Zoo", With Reminiscences and Anecdotes. London: Chapman & Hall. [p. 347]
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WCP1463

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe
Date:
20 July 1859
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/8/263
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WCP786

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
John Gould
Date:
30 September 1859
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM Catkey-418781
  • Wallace, A. R. (1860). Notes on Semioptera wallacii, Gray, from a letter addressed to John Gould , Esq., F.R.S., by A. R. Wallace, Esq., dated Amboyna, Sept. 30, 1859. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 28: 61
Summary:

Reply to Gould's letter of June 25th; re. Semioptera wallacei G. R. Gray.

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WCP4276

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
[Samuel] [Stevens]
Date:
22 October 1859
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1860). [Extracts from a letter dated 22 Oct. 1859, Amboyna]. Ibis : 2 (6): 197-199
Summary:

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WCP372

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Walter Bates
Date:
25 November 1859
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/47
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 1. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [p. 72]
Summary:

Bates' safe arrival (in England); hopes Bates will write a Fauna of the Amazon Valley; ARW's own plans for a similar work on the Malay Archipelago; hopes for exchange of duplicate specimens; paper on principles of Geographical distribution in the archipelago sent to the Linnean Society.

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WCP4277

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Samuel Stevens
Date:
26 November 1859
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1860). [Extracts from letters from Alfred R. Wallace to Samuel Stevens dated 26 Nov. 1859, Awaiya, Ceram, 31 Dec. 1859, Passo, Amboyna, and 14 Feb. 1860, Passo]. Ibis : 2 (7): 305-306
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WCP4278

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Samuel Stevens
Date:
31 December 1859
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1860). [Extracts from letters from Alfred R. Wallace to Samuel Stevens dated 26 Nov. 1859, Awaiya, Ceram, 31 Dec. 1859, Passo, Amboyna, and 14 Feb. 1860, Passo]. Ibis : 2 (7): 305-306 [p. 306]
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