[Taxacom] Wallace's cabinet on display at AMNH

[Moretzsohn, Fabio]

Probably most of you already saw this, but just in case you missed, here
is a link to an article in the New York Times about a cabinet that
belonged to Alfred Russel Wallace. It is now on display at the American
Museum of Natural History:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/science/24cabi.html?_r=1&ref=science

 

And here are photos of some of the drawers, with specimens in remarkably
good condition (click on the photos to view larger photo):

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/wallace/?src=e_h
<http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/wallace/?src=e_h> 

 

Fabio

 

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Fabio Moretzsohn, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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Phone: (361) 825-3230; Fax: (361) 825-2050

fabio.moretzsohn [at] tamucc.edu

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