by Alfred Russel Wallace · Periplus Editions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780794605636
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«The Malay Archipelago» is the classic travel and natural history work by Alfred Russel Wallace (Periplus Editions, paperback, 512 pp., in English).
Alfred Russel Wallace, whose conclusions on evolution ran parallel to Darwin's, recounts his expeditions through the Malay Archipelago. He describes the landscapes, peoples, flora and fauna of the region, and explains the biogeographical boundary known as the Wallace Line, which separates two biological zones of the islands.
This 2008 edition belongs to the Periplus Classics collection and includes an introduction by Tony Whitten. The work was originally published in 1869.
For those interested in natural history, exploration travel, and the origins of evolutionary theory.
