Wallace, Alfred Russel,  1823-1913 <br/><br/>
The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2 :  The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise; A Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Malay_Archipelago  Release date is 2001-03-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by Martin Adamson, and David Widger  Produced by Martin Adamson, and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a travel narrative published in 1869. This volume continues Wallace's eight-year scientific exploration of Southeast Asian islands, documenting his encounters with exotic wildlife, diverse peoples, and remote landscapes. He describes volcanoes, collects thousands of specimens, and observes biogeographic patterns that would influence evolutionary theory. Through vivid accounts of difficult journeys and cultural encounters, Wallace reveals a region largely unknown to Western readers, combining natural history with personal adventure across 14,000 miles of island-hopping discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Natural history -- Malay Archipelago Ethnology -- Malay Archipelago Malay Archipelago -- Description and travel Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 -- Travel -- Malay Archipelago 
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