Watermelon with Moths, Plate 15 from Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam | Maria Sibylla Merian Illustration JPG

High-resolution digital reproduction of Watermelon with Moths, Plate 15 from Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam by Maria Sibylla Merian (1719). Plate 15 from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam), hand-coloured engraving from the 1719 Amsterdam edition (first published 1705), showing a watermelon vine with a cut-open fruit, curling tendrils, moths and a caterpillar.

Includes one original-ratio JPG illustration file (7564 × 11962 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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