num_pages: 544
description: A work of astounding scope and originality that provides some of the first evidence of the modern theory of evolution. Wallace, a contemporary of Charles Darwin, spent nearly a decade cataloging the plant and animal species which inhabited the unique geographical area of the Malay Archipelago, and remains to this day one of the most extensive works of natural history ever written.
language: English
title: The Malay Archipelago
titlecomplete: The Malay Archipelago
characters: Alfred Russel Wallace
genres: Asia, Biology, Science, Travel, Natural History, Nature, Evolution, Classics, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 858
places: Malaysia, Southeast Asia
series: The Malay Archipelago
publisher: Periplus Editions