Wallace's Big Adventures:

Alfred Russel Wallace made two long expeditions. His first was a collecting trip to the Amazon with Henry Walter Bates. The second was his trip to the Malay Archelepago. His writings clearly show the development of his thoughts.

Africa: the Amazon. Sailed from Liverpool on April 20, 1848, returned July 20, 1852.
Few images are available from this time as nearly everything was lost at sea. A few of Wallace's journals remain.

Malaysia: The Malay Archipelego sailed from England in March 1854; returned 20 February 1862.
Collecting expedition in the Malay Archipelago. The Malay Archipelago includes the nations of Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Papua New Guinea.

map retrieved from http://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Underwater-Web/uw-long-and-short-00.htm on December 7, 2003.

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