Notes on the plants contributed by Casparus Commelin

Originally published in Latin and Dutch editions under titles: Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium = Ofte verandering der Surinaamsche insecten (Amsterdam, 1705)

A new edition, with 12 additional plates and corresponding text, 10 provided by the author's daughters from material left at her death, and 2 (nos. 71-72) by Albert Seba who also provided the accompanying text. The plates in this edition are counter-proofs, reversed as compared with those in the 1705 and other 1719 editions, and the names of the engravers are omitted (Pieter Sluyter, Joseph Mulder, Daniel Stoopendael). Also, as in the other 1719 editions, a frontispiece by Frederik Ottens has been added

Published also in editions with text in Latin, Latin and Dutch, and Latin and French. Also, a different issue in Dutch is known, without a publisher's statement, and with some slight changes in the title

Title vignette. Dedication with coat of arms

Plates unnumbered, designated in the text as: De I. [-LXXII.] Afbeelding

Imprint includes: Alwaer dit werk als ook de Europeesche Insecten in quarto van deselve Juffrouw Meriaen naer 't leven geschildert en afgezet te bekomen zyn. 1719

Running title (p. 1-70): Verandering der Surinaamsche insecten; running title (p. 71-72): Aanhangsel der Surinaamsche insecten

Landis, D.C. European Americana

Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration

Muller, F. Amer.

Library's copy has hand-colored ill., including vignette and arms

Bound with: De Europische insecten / Maria Sibilla Merian. Amsterdam : J.F. Bernard, 1730

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