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Few people know that the Indigenous people of the Guyanas were also enslaved in and To prevent children from being born into some of these enslaved Indigenous women used their knowledge of nature to perform abortions. (via ) https://t.co/PEIHjM2llz

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2022-05-10

"Histoire Naturelle, La Grenouille Mugissante - Le Crapaud Pipa"
Grosse Wabenkröte (Amazonagebiet - Surinam) - Surinam Toad
Hand-colored copper etching from "Encyclopedia" By Denis Diderot (*1713) and Jean Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (*1717)
Quart edition. Paris, 1751-1772

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2022-05-09

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

Few artists do like In 1699 Merian traveled with her daughter to Suriname, a Dutch territory in South America, to paint its flora and fauna. Learn more about this trailblazing artist:
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2022-04-02

2/2 Pineapple & cockroaches, from The Insects of Suriname, 1719 edition. Brought to you by traveler, naturalist, & artist Maria Sibylla Merian

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2022-04-02

Born today in 1647, botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian took an early interest in She retained indigenous names for the not-yet-described species she found in Suriname and performed controlled laboratory experiments to investigate caterpillars' plant preferences.

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2022-04-02

2/2 Life cycle of the Menelaus Blue Morpho butterfly, beautifully documented by Maria Sibylla Merian for her book on the insects of Surinam. Today is her day.

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2022-04-02

Born on this day 1647, naturalist & artist Maria Sibylla Merian. Here, Teucer Owl Butterfly & Rainbow Whiptail Lizard among the bananas, from her book The Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname, 1705.

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2022-04-02

Hello fellow I'm Zairah an artist from 🇸🇷 Suriname who draws a lot of countryhumans 💕

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2022-03-23

Sigue Carla Berrocal () hablándonos de Maria Sibylla Merian

Considerada como una de las más importantes pioneras de la entomología moderna 🦟

Gran parte de su trabajo está centrado en la flora de Surinam 🇸🇷

🔴 DIRECTO | https://t.co/51kG1YS1hP

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2022-03-20

'Plantage Alkmaar. Alkmaar in Suriname 1745-heden', vanaf 26 november 2022 te zien in https://t.co/WGaPGmWXqi

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2022-03-17

This before my second exams 💚💜🇲🇽 🇸🇷
Mexico's design respectfully belongs to
And the drawing was also inspired by them






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2022-03-14

Quién pa invadir Guyana, Surinam y Guyana Francesa?

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2022-02-05

One of 72 engravings based on sketches made during Merian's two years in Surinam, South America. Said Merian, "[The pineapple is] the most outstanding of all edible fruits."

🎨 Maria Sibylla Merian, Plate 1, Dissertation in Insect Generations and Metamorphosis in Surinam, 1719

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2022-01-14

Special edition

Suriname (1959-1975)
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2022-01-05

"Histoire Naturelle, La Grenouille Mugissante - Le Crapaud Pipa"
Nordamerikanischer Ochsenfrosch - Lithobates catesbeianus - American Bullfrog
Grosse Wabenkröte (Amazonagebiet - Surinam) - Surinam Toad
Paris, 1751-1772
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