The Naturalist on the River Amazons,

£1,800 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Darwin encouraged Bates to write this famous work and described it thus: “It is a grand book and, whether or not it sells, it will last.” The author formed an enormous collection of insects during this period and was one of the great naturalists of his age. Borba, p91.

• Year: 1863

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