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Swamp Immortelle with Giant Silk 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)
- Rhyngia Arthur E. Smith
- Pineapple Maria Sibylla Merian
- Dragonfly, Pear, Carnation, and Insect Joris Hoefnagel
- Tongue of Honey Bee Arthur E. Smith
- Caterpillar, Pear, Tulip, and Purple Snail Joris Hoefnagel
- Butterfly's Tongue Arthur E. Smith
- Larva of Ant-Lion Arthur E. Smith
- Spider's Foot and Part of Leg Arthur E. Smith