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She was the first woman in Europe to go on a real overseas scientific expedition, which she paid for with her own money, earned through drawings and prints. She trudged through the Surinam jungle, persuaded planters to grow pineapples, and brought a preserved crocodile back to Amsterdam. She tracked and documented the life cycle of insects when most people were still convinced that they spontaneously emerged from the mud. From larva to butterfly: Maria Sibylla Merian helped entomology as a science emerge from its cocoon and spread its wings. Time codes: 00:00 Pearl earrings 01:33 - A family of emigrants and artists 04:43 - The golden age of Dutch painting 09:41 - Spontaneous generation of life from nonliving things 14:05 - The life cycle of insects 16:28 - The Labadist community 19:55 - Expedition to Suriname 23:35 - “Metamorphoses” You may also be interested in: The history of Venetian glass: • The history of Murano glass The history of silk: • Silk in the history of civilizations Zombies, sugar and salt - the history of sugar plantations in the New World: • Sugar plantations in Haiti and the emergence of ... Support the channel with exclusive materials for subscribers: Boosty: https://boosty.to/elevated Patreon: / julia_bolchakova Download my art books (e-pub or pdf) from Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Aleutie?... From Russia it is more convenient to download from Boosty: https://boosty.to/elevated (e-pub, pdf or fb2). FOR BOOSTY AND PATREON SUBSCRIBERS MY BOOKS ARE FREE! If you have problems with the files - write to me in PM inside Boosty or Patreon. All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and feel that they were used inappropriately, please, contact me and I'll do all necessary changes.