Cassava, White Peacock Butterflies, and Lizard

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Artist

Name:: Merian, Maria Sibylla
Dates:: 1647-1717
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Plants
Technique:: Etching
Engraver:: Mulder, Joseph
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Smithsonian Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlyke veranderingen der Surinaamsche insecten
Author:: Merian, Maria Sibylla
Publisher:: Amsterdam: Jean Frederic Bernard, 1730
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Description:

A blue lizard climbs up a branch of cassava (Manihot esculenta) populated with caterpillars and a couple of white peacock butterflies (Anartia jatrophae).

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