A Naturalist in the Amazon: The Journals & Writings of Henry Walter Bates

by Henry Walter Bates

Book Overview

Beautifully presented facsimile reproductions of the drawings and notes of pioneering entomologist Henry Walter Bates documenting his 11-year-long travels in the Amazon in the mid-1850s.

This charming book showcases the two journals produced by entomologist Henry Walter Bates during his groundbreaking travels and discoveries in the Amazon from 1848 to 1859, on which his classic work The Naturalist on the River Amazon, was based...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588346870
• ISBN13: 9781588346872
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.0"