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Banana Plant & Moth - MS Merian 1705- Surinam - Botanical Study Plate 12 - 10 x 14 in
Botanical study of Banana (Musa paradisiaca sapientum) with moth, caterpillars, and insects. Plate 12 after Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705), reproduced in The Book of Flowers by Alice Coats, 1984. Page measures 10 × 14 in.
Monochrome engraving-style print in black and grey tones depicting a banana bunch with flower, flanked by a large moth in flight, hairy caterpillars, and beetle larvae. Fine crosshatched linework throughout; bears plate number 12 and engraver's mark at lower left.
Suited to botanical art collectors, natural history enthusiasts, and tropical plant or entomology decor.
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- Genuine, ORIGINAL vintage print (never an on-demand reprint, reproduction, or copy).
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**Condition** good. Image and writing on reverse. No show through.
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