{"product_id":"maria-sibylla-merian-german-dutch-insect-naturalist-entomologist-rare-fdc-postcard","title":"Maria Sibylla Merian German Dutch Insect Naturalist Entomologist Rare FDC Postcard","description":"\u003cp\u003eTS440  A rare opportunity to secure this circa 40 years ago origin specialist Dorothea Erxleben limited edition German first day cover postcard with a vintage painting of her on the front accompanied by the special souvenir stamp and first day of issue commemorative frank with full details on reverse unused and mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaria Sibylla Merian  (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717) was a German-Dutch entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator. She was one of the earliest European naturalists to document observations about insects directly; her work established that insects have a life cycle and do not appear by spontaneous generation. Merian was a descendant of the Frankfurt branch of the Swiss Merian family\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Postcard Finder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57774416855366,"sku":null,"price":3.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3216\/9030\/files\/03112026_040.jpg?v=1793702122","url":"https:\/\/postcardfinder.co.uk\/products\/maria-sibylla-merian-german-dutch-insect-naturalist-entomologist-rare-fdc-postcard","provider":"Postcard Finder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}