Moths (Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 72) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 minnesota adds a touch of navigational

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Moths (Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 72) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 minnesota adds a touch of navigationalInsecta LepidopteraHeterocera, Plate 72 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman captures the spirit of Victorian natural history at its most exacting and elegant. Created during a period when explorers, collectors, and scholars were cataloguing the worlds biodiversity at a breathtaking pace, this zoological illustration presents an orderly array of moths rendered with scientific precision. Against a bright white ground, Godmans careful observation takes