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Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium


Rijksmuseum acquires controversial early botanic book on Suriname

Rijksmuseum acquires controversial early botanic book on Suriname

Maria Sibylla Merian’s 1705 Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium is considered a “high point” of early printing, portraying exotic insects at a time when Western Europeans were keen to explore, name and understand the world.