English naturalist and explorer (1825–1892)

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Henry Walter Bates. Photograph.

Henry Walter Bates FRS, 1825-1892 : explorer, scientist, and Darwinian / H.P. Moon.

Wallace and Bates in the Tropics : an introduction to the theory of natural selection, based on the writings of Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Walter Bates / edited by Barbara G. Beddall.

Naturalists in paradise : Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon / John Hemming.

Obituary : Henry Walter Bates, F.R.S / by Frederick Bates [and others].

Screwpine plants (Pandanus species) of Madagascar, sheltering a tent. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Three men standing by the huge trunk of an Australian mountain ash tree (Eucalyptus amygdalina), in a forest. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A thicket of cactus (Cereus dyckii) in Guatemala. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Four men standing by the huge trunk of an Australian mountain ash tree (Eucalyptus species). Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Screwpines (Pandanus species) covered with climbing plants, surrounded by lush tropical vegetation. Wood engraving, c. 1867, after C. Whymper.

A stand of traveller's palms (Ravenala madagascariensis) in Madagascar. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A forest of doum palms (Hyphaene thebaica) in French Sudan, with a travelling group of men and horses. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A doum palm tree (Hyphaene thebaica) in Nubia sheltering three people. Wood engraving by Faguet, c. 1867.

Two men standing by the huge trunk of an Australian mountain ash tree (Eucalyptus amygdalina). Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Screwpine plants (Pandanus muricatus) on a lakeside. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Dwarf palms in a Madagascarn rainforest. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Palm tree (Attalea species) growing near the Madeira River in S. America, with a man seated beneath it. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Palm tree (Inaja palm) with man standing beneath. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

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Henry Walter Bates

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Images by Henry Walter Bates

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Screwpines (Pandanus species) covered with climbing plants, surrounded by lush tropical vegetation. Wood engraving, c. 1867, after C. Whymper.

Palm tree (Inaja palm) with man standing beneath. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A thicket of cactus (Cereus dyckii) in Guatemala. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A forest of doum palms (Hyphaene thebaica) in French Sudan, with a travelling group of men and horses. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Screwpine plants (Pandanus muricatus) on a lakeside. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Henry Walter Bates

Images from the collections

Images by Henry Walter Bates

Images featuring Henry Walter Bates

Works from the collections

Screwpines (Pandanus species) covered with climbing plants, surrounded by lush tropical vegetation. Wood engraving, c. 1867, after C. Whymper.

Palm tree (Inaja palm) with man standing beneath. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A thicket of cactus (Cereus dyckii) in Guatemala. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A forest of doum palms (Hyphaene thebaica) in French Sudan, with a travelling group of men and horses. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

Screwpine plants (Pandanus muricatus) on a lakeside. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

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