WCP6204

Letter (WCP6204.7179)

[1]1

Freiburg i[m]. B[reisgau].

Loretto Strasse 56.

22. I. 1910.

Dear Sir2,

You would give me great pleasure in accepting the description of my travels, I have ordered my publisher to send you. I hope that my pictures and descriptions may call back to you the remembrance of the magnificent scenery of the Rio Uaupés3 and the amiable inhabitants of his shores, whose acquaintance to make you [sic] were the first explorer 60 years ago. Long before [2] I started for my journey I had learned to love those countries and people from the vivid descriptions of your excellent work4.

Believe me | Dear Sir | always yours. | Theodor Koch-Grünberg5. [signature]

1
The word "Ans[were]d" is written in ink in the top LH corner of the page.
2
ARW.
3
Uaupés River is a tributary of the Rio Negro in South America.
4
Wallace, A. R. (1853) A narrative of travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro: with an account of the native tribes, and observations of the climate, geology, and natural history of the Amazon Valley London, Reeve & Co.
5
Koch-Grünberg, Theodor (1872-1924) German ethnologist and explorer who made a valuable contribution to the study of the indigenous peoples of South America, in particular those of the Brazilian Amazon region.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP6204.7179)]

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Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2018-08-15]

Please cite as “WCP6204,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 24 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP6204