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Branch of a Fig with Sphinx Moths
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Illustration from the first edition of Maria Sibylla Merian's pioneering Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705), a compilation of sixty elaborate engravings of New World plants, animals, and insects. Merian had travelled to Dutch Surinam in 1699 to study and record the tropical insects, a trip she self-funded, an unusual practice at the time, especially for a woman. (Source: Smithsonian Libraries via Biodiversity Heritage Library)
- European Columbines and Sweet Cherry Joris Hoefnagel
- Fly Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Butterfly's Tongue Arthur E. Smith
- Ovipositor of a Female Fly Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Head of a Fly Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Tongue of Honey Bee Arthur E. Smith
- Medlar, Poppy Anemone, and Pear Joris Hoefnagel
- Dianthus and Almond Joris Hoefnagel