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Kathrin Schubert
Maria Sibylla Merian
Voyage to Surinam
Following the traces of a woman, an artist and an explorer: Very early in life Maria Sibylla Merian started drawing and studying insects. In 1699 she adjourned to Surinam. Most of all her description of the metamorphosis of butterflies turned her into a pioneer of modern entomology. Current photographs, combined with excerpts from her diaries, maps and water colours animate this adventurous voyage. Accompany this determined scientist and artist, that fascinates till nowadays.
- The exceptional voyage of the pioneer of modern entomology
- With current photographs of the spots Merian travelled to
- With facsimiles of Maria Sibylle Merian's original drawings and illustrations
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Kathrin Schubert
Maria Sibylla Merian
ISBN-13: 978-3-89405-772-5
144 pages, 120 illustrations, Hardcover with dust jacket, 22,3 x 26,5 cm
