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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)
- Stag Beetle Albrecht Dürer
- “Death is the line that marks the end of all” Joris Hoefnagel
- Head of a Fly Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Pineapple with Australian and German Cockroaches Maria Sibylla Merian
- Banana Tree Flower with Io Moth Maria Sibylla Merian
- Swamp Immortelle with Giant Silk Moth Maria Sibylla Merian
- Branch of Banana with Bullseye Moth Maria Sibylla Merian
- Medlar, Poppy Anemone, and Pear Joris Hoefnagel