Bees, Wasps, and Ants (Hymenoptera, Plate 33) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:12x16in (30x40cm) Considered a collector’s item that

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Bees, Wasps, and Ants (Hymenoptera, Plate 33) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:12x16in (30x40cm) Considered a collector’s item thatInsecta Hymenoptera Pl. 33 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman captures the Victorian passion for cataloguing nature with scientific grace. Godman, an English naturalist and discerning collector, was celebrated for advancing zoology and entomology and for championing ambitious catalogues of biodiversity. This plate presents members of the order Hymenopteraants, wasps, and beesarrayed as precise specimens on a clean, light ground. The composition