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William Chinnery's translation of Maria Sibylla Merian's 'To the Reader'
Maria Sibylla Merian and William Chinnery1717/1734
University of Sydney Library
Camperdown, Australia
This second edition copy of Merian's 'Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium' (Dissertation on the generation and metamorphosis of Surinamese insects) was printed in Latin in 1719, and is interleaved with English language translations written by William Chinnery, dated to 1734.
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- Title: William Chinnery's translation of Maria Sibylla Merian's 'To the Reader'
- Creator: Maria Sibylla Merian, William Chinnery
- Date Created: 1717/1734
- Location Created: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Original Language: English
- Publisher: Joannem Oosterwyk
- Original Source: University of Sydney Library, RB Folio 6219.6
- External Link: View the digitised version
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