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WCP3132

Letter (WCP3132.3100)

[1]

3 Victoria Street S W

1st. November [1881]1

Dear Mr. Wallace

You asked me the name of the gentleman who was putting in the mountains for the model map at the Geographical, first by Mr. Galtons2 desire, & now in a modified form, for Mr. Fergusson[.]3 I enclose the note of the latter to explain – would you kindly give me the name of the map you showed me in the hall & who it is published by — also of that beautiful German atlas — [2] As I omitted to take notes of them — I always order all things by post, having no time for shopping. The Atlas I delight in is by Andree4 of Leipzig. Thank you again for giving so much of your time to my hobby [illeg.] &

Believe me | yours vy truly | Marianne North5 [signature]

1
Text in another hand below the date reads "[Not later than 1889.]" The letter may date from 1881. Marianne North returned from America in June 1881 and spent a year sorting out her pictures for the North Gallery at Kew which opened in June 1882.
2
Galton, Francis (1822-1911). British biostatistician, polymath and founder of eugenics. One of the key figures in 19th Century research into heredity. Half-cousin of Charles Darwin.
3
Fergusson, James (1808-1886). British architectural historian. Active council member of the Royal Geographical Society.
4
Andree, Richard (1835-1912). German geographer and cartographer.
5

Norris, Richard Hill (1830-1916). British physiologist, spiritualist and photographer.

North, Marianne (1830-1890). British biologist and botanical artist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3132.3100)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Ghosh, Susan [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3132,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3132