Hand-colored engravings on laid paper, 18th century, full title of Merian's text reads Histoire générale des insectes du Surinam et de toute l'Europe, contenant leurs descriptions, leurs figures, leurs différentes métamorphoses, in uniform matting and framing.

Frame dimensions 35 3/4 x 31 in.

Some toning, sheet waviness, and spotting; not examined out of frames.