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We know a lot about the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian through a diversity of sources, like letters, travel accounts, contemporary biographies and advertisements in the newspaper. The aim of this page is to present correct transcriptions of as many sources as possible, for the benefit of researchers and everybody who is interested in the life and work of Merian.

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Letters (click here)

Travel account (click here)

Biographies (click here)