WCP3507

Letter (WCP3507.3397)

[1]1

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

Octr. 15th. 1908

Messr. Macmillan & Co.2

Dear Sir

I return you the two maps, for press. I note, however, on the Pacimoni map, one addition which should ha be put in — as indicated on the paper attached, but also because Spruce3 was very interested in them, and refers to them in the left hand corner note on the map. They may be [2] indicated quite slightly.

When rearranging the Title page I suggested that if "St Martin's Street London." were printed in a smaller type, it would have "better effect". But they tell me that this is your own plan, and that you do not wish it altered.

Of course if this is the case I have nothing more to say.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[3] P.S. I have had rather a sharp attack of illnes, hence my writing is so bad.

A.R.W.

Rectangular stamp, “A.G.G.”, date stamped “16 OCT 1908”.
Macmillan, Frederick Orridge (1851-1936). Eldest son of Daniel Macmillan, a founding partner in the bookselling and publishing firm of Macmillan & Co.
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.

Please cite as “WCP3507,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3507