Pineapple with Cockroaches, Plate 1 from Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam | Maria Sibylla Merian Illustration JPG

High-resolution digital reproduction of Pineapple with Cockroaches, Plate 1 from Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam by Maria Sibylla Merian (1719). Plate 1 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam), hand-coloured engraving from the 1719 Amsterdam edition (first published 1705), showing a ripening pineapple with cockroaches at every stage of life.

Includes one original-ratio JPG illustration file (7755 × 11450 pixels), sourced from the Polona Digital Library (National Library of Poland) via Wikimedia Commons (source). Rights: Public domain (Merian d. 1717).

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