Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium 1705 = Verandering der Surinaamsche insecten 1705 = Transformation of the Surinamese insects 1705 /
This is a full-size facsimile of the magnum opus of Maria Sibylla Merian, a significant contributor to the field of entomology because of her careful observations and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Merian, a German naturalist and scientific illustrator, was one of the foremost...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Dutch English |
| Language Notes: | Text in Dutch and English. |
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Tielt, Belgium : [Den Haag, the Netherlands] :
Lannoo ; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands,
[2016]
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| Summary: | This is a full-size facsimile of the magnum opus of Maria Sibylla Merian, a significant contributor to the field of entomology because of her careful observations and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Merian, a German naturalist and scientific illustrator, was one of the foremost female scientists of the 17th century. In 1705, she published Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, for which she became famous. No more than thirty copies of this masterwork are left worldwide. |
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| Item Description: | "The work presented in facsimile here is the Dutch version of the first edition of Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, published in 1705"--Page 6. Originally published: Amsterdam : Gerard Valck, 1705. Issued in slipcase. |
| Physical Description: | 200 pages : chiefly color illustrations, facsimiles ; 55 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789401433785 940143378X |