Title continues: "ofte Historische Beschryvinghe van den oirspronk, aerd, eygenschappen en de vreemde veranderinghem der wormen, rupsen, maeden, vliegen, spinck-hanen, witjens, byen, motten ende dierghelijcke dierkens meer; niet uyt eenighe Boecken, maer aileenelijck door eigen ervarentheyt uytgevonden, beschreven, en de na de konst afgeteikent." Joannes Goedaert (1617-1668), one of the earliest authors to write about entomology, was also one of the first to write about the insects of the Netherlands. He was one of the first scientists to base his entomological discussions entirely on firsthand observation rather than paraphrasing and citing his predecessors. Perhaps this was because he was not an academic and never attended university; he began his investigations of the natural world from the viewpoint of an artist and craftsman. Goedaert took samples of larvae, raised them to maturity, and recorded the transformation of beetles, flies, wasps, butterflies, and moths, portraying them with a painter's eye for detail. A well-preserved copy of the Dutch language edition.
