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79 - Biology - Zoology - Merian, Maria Sibylla. Collection of 30 plates from the work: "Histoire générale des insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe." Presumably from two different editions. Copperplate engravings. Amsterdam and Paris, 1730 and 1771, respectively. Sheet dimensions: 52 x 35.5 cm.
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Biology - Zoology - Merian, Maria Sibylla. Collection of 30 plates from the work: "Histoire générale des insectes de Surinam et de toute l'Europe." Presumably from two different editions. Copperplate engravings. Amsterdam and Paris, 1730 and 1771, respectively. Sheet dimensions: 52 x 35.5 cm. Collection of 30 copper plates featuring magnificent depictions of insects from Suriname. – Slightly browned and spotted, with occasional small marginal discoloration; overall in good condition. - Also included: The same. 5 (4 colored) copper engravings from the quarto edition, Amsterdam, 1730. Sheet dimensions: 23.5 x 16.5 cm. 4 mounted under passe-partout. *
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