Maria Sibylla Merian
Subtitle: artist, scientist, adventurer
By: Sarah B. Pomeroy and Jeyaraney Kathirithamby
Contributors: Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney, author; J. Paul Getty Museum
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9781947440012
Subjects: Natural history illustration; Flowers in art; Natural history illustrators; Plants in art; Women naturalists
Description: In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-93) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Growing up with art and nature; title: Painter, scientist, wife, mother; title: Transforming her life; title: Danger, discovery, adventure; title: Sharing the wonder.