After Maria Sibylla Merian (Swiss/German, 1647-1717) 'Dissertatio de generatione et metamorphosibus insectorum Surinamensium': Plate 4 Jatropha moth, lizard and manioc Plate 62 Papaya Plate 63 Cacao tree three hand-coloured copper engravings, second edition 1719, engraved by Pieter Sluyter and others, published by J Oosterwyck plates 37.5 x 28.5cm, 38 x 27.5cm and 38 x 27.5cm respectively (3) Provenance: The Germaine Greer collection. Condition report: Each with a little discolouration to the paper, a little light surface dirt and a light wave to the paper. Not seen outside of glazed frames