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Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam acquires groundbreaking botany book by a pioneering author
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The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, one of the leading museums of the world, just acquired a botanic book about Surinam for its collection. The author, Maria Sibylla Merian, was a 52-year-old divorcee who embarked on a self-funded voyage to Suriname in 1699, driven by relentless curiosity about the lives of insects. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.
2415 episodes
Manage episode 443582121 series 3488247
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, one of the leading museums of the world, just acquired a botanic book about Surinam for its collection. The author, Maria Sibylla Merian, was a 52-year-old divorcee who embarked on a self-funded voyage to Suriname in 1699, driven by relentless curiosity about the lives of insects. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.
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