PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ANITA PEEK GILGER, M.D.
MERIAN, Maria Sybilla. Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium: Fourteen Plates. Fourteen engravings with hand-coloring, circa 1705, on laid and wove papers, thirteen with margins, Plate CLIV trimmed to the lower plate edge, all with some wear and soiling. Eleven P. approx. 5¾ x 4¾ in. (145 x 120 mm); two P. approx. 8 x 6 in. (203 x 151 mm); one P. 6 x 8 in. (151 x 203 mm)
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MERIAN, Maria Sybilla. Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium: Fourteen Plates. Fourteen engravings with hand-coloring, circa 1705, on laid and wove papers, thirteen with margins, Plate CLIV trimmed to the lower plate edge, all with some wear and soiling. Eleven P. approx. 5¾ x 4¾ in. (145 x 120 mm); two P. approx. 8 x 6 in. (203 x 151 mm); one P. 6 x 8 in. (151 x 203 mm)
[With:] MOORE, Thomas (1827-1901). The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland: Seven Plates. Seven nature-embossed engravings in colors, 1855, on wove papers, published by Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, London, all with some wear and soling. All overall: 21¾ x 14 3/8 in. (552 x 364 mm) (21)
[With:] MOORE, Thomas (1827-1901). The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland: Seven Plates. Seven nature-embossed engravings in colors, 1855, on wove papers, published by Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, London, all with some wear and soling. All overall: 21¾ x 14 3/8 in. (552 x 364 mm) (21)