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Before Darwin, before Audubon, before Gilbert White, there was Merian, an artist turned naturalist, known for her botanical illustrations. This work takes us from golden-age Amsterdam to the Surinam tropics to modern laboratories where Merian's insights fuel a fresh branch of biology.
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2007Harvest Books · 352 pages · 9780156032995
- Other · English · 2007I.B. Tauris · 328 pages · 9781845114312
- Other · English · 2007Harcourt · 328 pages · 9780151011087
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