This image is taken from May's artefact of the month which is the following book by Merian:
Dissertation sur la génération et les transformations des insectes de Surinam ... / par Marie Sibille Merian.
La Haye : Cosse, 1726.
Parallel texts Latin-French. French translation by Jean Rousset de Missy
To learn more about Merian and this volume see the entry on the Library's web pages:
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Reproductions of these images can be purchased from ZSL Print Store
Some of Merian's original paintings can be viewed at the 'Amazing Rare Things' - Exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace from 14 March - 28 September 2008.
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