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Branch of Banana with Bullseye Moth
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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)
- Head of a Fly Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Basil Thyme, Poppy Anemone, and Myrtle Joris Hoefnagel
- Caterpillar, Pear, Tulip, and Purple Snail Joris Hoefnagel
- Branch of a Fig with Sphinx Moths Maria Sibylla Merian
- Coconilla with Silk Moth and Molippa Nibasa Moth Maria Sibylla Merian
- Fly Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Medlar, Poppy Anemone, and Pear Joris Hoefnagel
- Pineapple Maria Sibylla Merian