Maria Sybilla Merian (Anna Maria Sibylla)

Maria Sybilla Merian (Anna Maria Sibylla)

naturalist and scientific illustrator
(Frankfurt, Germany, 4/2/1647 - 1/13/1717, Amsterdam, Netherlands)

4 objects

Plate 14: 'Soursop with Owlet Moth' from "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium," Amsterdam

1705
hand-colored engraving on rag paper
Museum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund
2018.6.1

Image of Plate 14: 'Soursop with Owlet Moth' from "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium," Amsterdam

'lvi. Water Scorpion, Frogs & Water Beetle' from "Metamorphasibus Insectorum Surinamensium," The Hague: Gosse

1726
hand-colored engraving on rag paper
Museum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund
2018.6.2

Image of 'lvi. Water Scorpion, Frogs & Water Beetle' from "Metamorphasibus Insectorum Surinamensium," The Hague: Gosse

Plate 23: 'Banana Plant with Teucer Giant Owl Butterfly and a Rainbow Whiptail Lizard.' from "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium," Amsterdam

1705
hand-colored engraving on rag paper
Museum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund
2018.6.3

Image of Plate 23: 'Banana Plant with Teucer Giant Owl Butterfly and a Rainbow Whiptail Lizard.' from "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium," Amsterdam

Plate 1: 'Pineapple' from "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium," Amsterdam

1705
hand-colored engraving on rag paper
Museum Purchase, Lloyd O. and Marjorie Strong Coulter Fund
2018.6.4

Image of Plate 1: 'Pineapple' from "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium," Amsterdam