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Alfred Russel Wallace
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Date:
19 October 1852
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1852). [LTTE from Alfred R. Wallace concerning the ship fire, dated 19 Oct. 1852]. Zoologist : 10 (119): 3641-3643
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Account for publication of “unfortunate accident that took place on my voyage home from South America.” On 2 July retrieved collection of birds, insects, reptiles, and fishes that had been left at Para while I traveled upriver. On 12th of July embarked in the “Helen” for London, still suffering from fever, with my collections and some live monkeys and birds. On 6th of August “smoke was discovered...and soon filled the cabin;” ship burst into flames and we had to abandon it for life boats. Natural history collections and live animals were completely lost; we steered for Bermuda, 700 miles away. After ten days at sea, almost starved, we were rescued by passing ship 200 miles off Bermuda. . Only things I saved were “my watch, drawings of fishes,” and some notes and journals. Had packed 50-foot leaf of Jupate palm (Oredoxia regia). Mr. Spruce and Mr. Bates were fine when last seen.

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Alfred Russel Wallace
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Date:
June 1854
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1854). Letters from the Eastern Archipelago. The Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettres, Science, and Art : 1961 : 739
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Alfred Russel Wallace
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Date:
September 1854
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  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/8/138
  • Wallace, A. R. (1854). Letter from Singapore. The Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettres, Science, and Art: 1978: 1077-1078
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Alfred Russel Wallace
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Date:
[December?] 1854
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[Wallace, A. R.]. (1855). [Letter from Alfred R. Wallace dated 1854, Sarawak, Borneo]. The Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettres, Science, and Art : 2003 : 366
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Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
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Date:
May 1855
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/8/139
  • Wallace, A. R. (1855). Borneo. The Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettres, Science, and Art: 2023: 683-684
  • Marchant, J. (Ed.). (1916). In: Alfred Russel Wallace; Letters and Reminiscences. Vol. 1. London & New York: Cassell & Co. [pp. 53-56]
  • Wallace, A. R. (1908). In: My Life: a Record of Events and Opinions (2nd edition). London: Chapman & Hall. [p. 178]
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Describing the locality and people; thoughts on differences between "civilised" and "savage".

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From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
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Date:
November 1858
Source of text:
Wallace, A. R. (1859). Remarks on enlarged coloured figures of insects. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London : 1858-1859 : 66-67
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