The Malay Archipelago The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise A Narrative of Travel, With Studies of Man and Nature The Malay Archipelago, by Alfred Russel Wallace (Alfred Russel Wallace, was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. He is best known for independently proposing a theory of natural selection which prompted Charles Darwin to publish his own theory is a foundational scientific travelogue detailing his eight-year expedition (1854-1862) through Indonesia, Malaysia, and New Guinea, exploring its unique plants, animals, and people, introducing concepts like the Wallace Line, and contributing significantly to evolutionary theory alongside Charles Darwin). Illustrated with 10 maps, including folding colour map, and 51 wood-engraved and vignette illustrations, including frontispiece, and 7 plates. Published by Macmillan and Co., London, 1874. Publisher’s Original dark green cloth with gilt vignette on upper cover, and gilt lettering on spine. Book Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 4 cm and Number of Pages: 653 including appendix and index + 2 pages of publisher's books Condition External covers with significant wear to corners, and edges, and with bumping to back strip head and tail, and rubbing to cloth over joints. Internally; the book is in fair/ good condition. A library stamp, and a name on top margin of the title page. Inner hinges are good, and pages are tightly held at gutters. Some spotting and light marks to some pages. The fold out map is complete and plates in nice condition (Please see pictures).