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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)
- Rhyngia Arthur E. Smith
- Pineapple with Australian and German Cockroaches Maria Sibylla Merian
- “Death is the line that marks the end of all” Joris Hoefnagel
- Hydras Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Basil Thyme, Poppy Anemone, and Myrtle Joris Hoefnagel
- Love-in-a-Mist, Sweet Cherry, and Spanish Chestnut Joris Hoefnagel
- Swamp Immortelle with Giant Silk Moth Maria Sibylla Merian
- Coconilla with Silk Moth and Molippa Nibasa Moth Maria Sibylla Merian