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@Maggid @MarinersMuseum Actually yes! The Mora was built in Normandy but was a Drakkar (dragon) longship of a type first popularized by the Danes: https://t.co/KJ8xQoksR3. Bayeux Tapestry:
In 1699, naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian sailed from Amsterdam to Suriname to study the life cycle of tropical insects: https://t.co/BFfM36jY9E. Here’s her watercolor of an Achilles morpho butterfly on a West Indian cherry via @RCT #MuseumsUnlocked #Illustration
In 1699, Maria Sibylla Merion sailed from Amsterdam to Suriname to study the life cycle of tropical insects. Here’s her watercolor of an Achilles morpho butterfly on a West Indian cherry from an exhibition at @RCT. #MuseumsUnlocked theme today: #DrawingsandIllustrations
Another winter #sport scene: “Ballplay of the Dakota” by Seth Eastman, 1848 https://t.co/fmnaRdHrPz at @theamoncarter. Lacrosse was invented by Native Americans, both men and women played, and games could last for days. #MuseumsUnlocked
@weischoice Hi Sonia! Here are some wild trout lilies from Virginia. They’re all together but keeping a reasonable distance from each other.