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The book describes each island that Alfred Russel Wallace visited in turn, giving a detailed account of its physical and human geography, its volcanoes, and the variety of animals and plants that he found and collected. At the same time, he describes his experiences, the difficulties... Read Full Overview

Ce livre classique a t initialement publi il y a des d cennies sous le titre ""The Malay Archipelago (Volume 1) The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature"" . Il a maintenant t traduit par Writat en langue fran... Read Full Overview

Dedicated to Charles Darwin, The Malay Archipelago- the land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise is a narrative of travel with studies of man and nature. This is part one of two volumes.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Malay Archipelago (Volume 1); The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation... Read Full Overview

Alfred Russel Wallace OM, FRS (1823-1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. He did extensive fieldwork first in the Amazon River basin, and then in the Malay Archipelago, where he identified the Wallace line dividing the fauna of Australia... Read Full Overview

"The Malay Archipelago Volume I", by Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1890-1913).

Der malaiische Archipel - Die Heimat des Orang-Utan und des Paradiesvogels - 1. Band ist ein unver nderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1869. Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft,... Read Full Overview