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A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...M is for Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) a German Naturalist & Scientific Illustrator. One of the first to document Metamorphosis in Insects to try to dispel the view that they appeared magically out of dirt & dust!

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2022-05-04

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...M is for Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) a German Naturalist & Scientific Illustrator. One of the first to document Metamorphosis in Insects to try to dispel the view that they appeared magically out of dirt & dust!

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2022-05-04

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...M is for Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) a German Naturalist & Scientific Illustrator. One of the first to document Metamorphosis in Insects to try to dispel the view that they appeared magically out of dirt & dust!

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2022-05-04

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...M is for Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) a German Naturalist & Scientific Illustrator. One of the first to document Metamorphosis in Insects to try to dispel the view that they appeared magically out of dirt & dust!

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2022-05-04

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...M is for Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) a German Naturalist & Scientific Illustrator. One of the first to document Metamorphosis in Insects to try to dispel the view that they appeared magically out of dirt & dust!

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2022-05-04

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators...M is for Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) a German Naturalist & Scientific Illustrator. One of the first to document Metamorphosis in Insects to try to dispel the view that they appeared magically out of dirt & dust!

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2022-05-04

Teal drawn in 1830 to illustrate an edition of the complete works of French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707 – 1788). Antique engraving. License this image from Alamy:
https://t.co/LS2a0OIN0F

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2022-05-04

Birthday in the park: Guiseppe Acerbi, 1773-1846, Italian naturalist, explorer and composer https://t.co/ME2bZL2kB8

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2022-05-03

Former long-time Special Collections Graduate Intern Sarah Finn defended her History Masters thesis on Monday! Her thesis is on the publication of 'The Naturalist's Library,' a 40+ volume series published in Edinburgh, 1833-1843. Congratulations, Sarah! https://t.co/abYDnXLes6

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2022-04-28

Mary Ward (27 April 1827 Aug 1869). née King. Naturalist (collected insects🪲from 3), astronomer🔭, microscopist🔬, author📚, artist👩‍🎨. 1 of only 3♀️on 📨list! Cousin W Parsons built Leviathan . 1st killed by🚗 https://t.co/NcA33MRxAv

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2022-04-27

Maria Sibylla Merian was a talented naturalist and illlustrator in 17th century Switzerland.
Just take a look at this stunning work ☺️ (1/3)

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2022-04-27

Birthday in the park: John James Audubon, 1785-1851, ornithologist, naturalist and painter........https://t.co/k5mEbkWbbR

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2022-04-27

It's been a while, because I had a few months of feeling unable to get any paintings done. I made this as an easy painting to get over my self imposed high standards. It's in my old naturalistic style, which I've been trying to move away from lately.

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2022-04-24

🔎 The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine or compleat cabinet of the curiosities and beauties of nature.
London.
https://t.co/ZeFDDxYo0K

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2022-04-23

3/3 Agneta Block was a patron of naturalistartist Maria Sibylla Merian, who recorded this pineapple w/ exciting cockroaches in her Insects of Surinam, 1705

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2022-04-23

New 🦜🦤🦉

Robert sits down with David Bell to discuss John Audubon, namesake for the birdwatching society, naturalist and racist monster.



https://t.co/OjABFN80bb

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2022-04-22

A very odd concept, but a primarily Dragon type gym focused with a very naturalistic theme about the ecology of reptiles, with a strong lean towards turtle shaped creatures. Curiously, the ace of the group would be a shiny Appletun!

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2022-04-21

Birthday in the park: William Bartram, 1739-1823, naturalist.............https://t.co/7MfKDX4lWs

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2022-04-20

I colourised my Velociraptor in the style of Sir William Jardine's (1800-1874) Naturalists' Library.

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2022-04-20