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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)
- Pores of Skin Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Larva of Ant-Lion Arthur E. Smith
- Caterpillar, Pear, Tulip, and Purple Snail Joris Hoefnagel
- Butterfly's Tongue Arthur E. Smith
- Butterfly Wing Scales Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Pineapple with Cockroaches Maria Sibylla Merian
- Basil Thyme, Poppy Anemone, and Myrtle Joris Hoefnagel
- Poppy Anemones, Caterpillar, Fig, and Quince Joris Hoefnagel