Erucarum ortus

Title:

Erucarum ortus

Creator:

Merian, Maria Sibylla.

Source:

Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Library.

Publisher:

Amsterdam: Joannem Oosterwyk

Date:

[1718?]

Citation:

Merian, Maria Sibylla. Erucarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis : in qua origo, pabulum, transformatio, nec non tempus, locus & proprietates erucarum, vermium, papilionum, phalaenarum, muscarum, aliorumque hujusmodi exsanguium animalculorum exhibentur : in favorem, atque insectorum, herbarum, florum, & plantarum amatorum, tùm etiam pictorum, limbolariorum, aliorumque commodum exactè inquisita, ad vivum delineata, typis excusa, compendiosèque descripta. Amsterdam: Joannem Oosterwyk, [1718?] Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Library. 

Alternative Text:

A colored drawing of the metamorphosis of a swallowtail butterfly on fennel, illustrating the stages from caterpillar to adult butterfly.

A colored drawing of the metamorphosis of a swallowtail butterfly on fennel, illustrating the stages from caterpillar to adult butterfly.

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