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1879 Wood Engraving Australian Forest Australia Tree Underbrush Shrubbery XGS9 XAI4 Kings HighwayThis is an original 1879 black and white wood engraving of an Australian forest. This image was procured from a rare portfolio of wood engravings and lithographs which delves into the culture and landscape of Australasia in the late 19th century. It accompanied the work of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 1913), the British anthropologist, biologist, and naturalist. Wallace is remembered for first proposing the theory correlating evolution and natural