WCP3671

Letter (WCP3671.3574)

[1]1

Geographical Establishment

Engraving, Lithographic & Printing Office

9, Charing Cross, London

6. April 1853

Sir,2

I have the honour to enclose you an original paper "On the Rio Negro",3 by Alfred R. Wallace, accompanied by an original map, which I am desirous to submit to the notice of the Royal Geographical Society.

In these documents we are made better acquainted with a region very imperfectly known, and the features of that magnificent river the Rio Negro, are well described. That river The physical development of that river, its [2] great breadth, its intricate labyrinth of innumerable islands, — is probably not exceeded by any other River in the World.

The River Vaupes, considered to be the headstream of the Rio Negro, never before explored by Europeans, is now for the first time delineated in the map by Mr. Wallace.

I have the honour to be | Sir | your obedient Servant | A Petermann4 [signature]

1
At the bottom of the page is written "To the secretary of the Royal Geographical Society".
2
Shaw, Henry Norton ( -1868). British Royal Navy Surgeon and Diplomat; Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London.
3
The paper was read at the Royal Geographical Society meeting of 13June 1853. (Wallace, A. R. 1853. On the Rio Negro, Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 23, London: J. Murray, 212-217).
4
Petermann, August (1822-1878). British geographer and cartographer.

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Transcribed by Parfitt, Elisabeth [2012-08-29] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2019-12-20]

Please cite as “WCP3671,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3671