WP - The Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

Most proofs are dirty and have inky fingerprints on them. Item 27
could probably be discarded.
WP6/6/9 Papers re Studies Scientific and Social
Sketches and proof sheets of images illustrating native American
tools and implements in 'American Museums', in Alfred Russel
Wallace, ''Studies Scientific and Social'', (London 1900) vol. 2,
Ch. 2; and other sketches and notes relating to America and
American Museums comprising:
1-7: Original ink sketches of Indian arrowheads, pottery & other
implements from the Smithsonian Museum, in ink on small
squared paper sheets, marked up in blue pencil and annotated in
Alfred Russel Wallace's hand; each pasted inside a folded piece of
blue-green letter paper, some with notes in his hand on the inside,
numbered on the outside in blue, possibly in WGW's hand,
numbers 1-7; sheets in numbers 1 and 7 have sketches on both
sides. When listed enclosed in small buff envelope labelled in blue
pencil in Alfred Russel Wallace's? WGW's? hand ''Notes on
sketches of H[unt] [Hunt] implements'' (item 19 below). Most
reproduced as figs 5-8 and 10-24 in vol 2, Ch. 2, pp. 41-52.;
sketches and equivalent figures in the chapter as below:
Folder 1 - fig. 7
Folder 2 - figs 5, 6, 8 and 10
Folder 3 - figs 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18
Folder 4 - fig. 12
Folder 5 - figs 11 and 14
Folder 6 - figs 19, 21 and 23
Folder 7 - figs 20, 22 and 24 ( 24 on back of sheet).
8. Proof illustration approximately 11.5 cm x 9.5 cm showing
thirteen prehistoric implements (from drawings made by Alfred
Russel Wallace? at the National Museum, Washington) including
one serrated obsidian spearhead labelled ''California III''.
Annotated at the bottom in pencil in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand
''cf letters on cells'' crossed through. Stamped on the back in red
''Walker & Boutall 16 Clifford's Inn Fleet Street London'' and
annotated in black in an unknown hand ''Wallaces Studies | 2670 |
2nd print | Novr 30/99''; reproduced as fig. 7, vol. 2, p. 42.
9. Sheet of notes on a Macmillan & co compliments slip with
notes in ink and pencil in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand headed
''Twisted or Spiral cut Arrowheads'' and proof illustration
approximately 11.5 cm x 8 cm showing five prehistoric
arrowheads (from drawings made by Alfred Russel Wallace? at
the National Museum, Washington), reproduced as fig. 9, vol. 2 p.
44. Sheet cut in half and pinned to notes when listed; the back is
stamped in red with the right-hand section of the stamp ''Walker &
Boutall 16 Clifford's Inn Fleet Street London'' and annotated in
black in an unknown hand ''Implements | 2670 | ny 13 1900'', part
of the text ''Wallaces Implements | 2670 | Jany 13 1900'' on the full
sheet (see item 10 below.)
10. Proof illustration approximately 14 cm x 10 cm showing
various prehistoric implements (from drawings made by Alfred
Russel Wallace? at the National Museum, Washington) including
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1886-1900
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