Accounts of his studies and adventures there were eventually published in 1869 as The Malay Archipelago, which became one of the most popular books of scientific exploration of the 19th century, and has never been out of print.
Catatan mengenai petualangan dan penelitiannya di sana akhirnya diterbitkan pada tahun 1869 dengan judul The Malay Archipelago, yang mana menjadi salah satu buku terpopuler seputar eksplorasi ilmiah dari abad ke-19, dan hingga sekarang terus dicetak ulang.