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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)
- Medlar, Poppy Anemone, and Pear Joris Hoefnagel
- Mideopsis Orbicularis Arthur E. Smith
- Caterpillar, Pear, Tulip, and Purple Snail Joris Hoefnagel
- Coconilla with Silk Moth and Molippa Nibasa Moth Maria Sibylla Merian
- Butterfly's Tongue Arthur E. Smith
- Branch of Water Lemon with Snout Moth, Brush-Footed Butterfly larva and Flag-Footed Bug Maria Sibylla Merian
- Swamp Immortelle with Giant Silk Moth Maria Sibylla Merian
- Spider, Love-in-a-Mist, Potter Wasp, and Red Currant Joris Hoefnagel