Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera, Plate 080) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 arts and crafts with wooden skis resting at

with wooden skis resting at his side

Wellingborough

The Twins with all of the stars picked out in gold

and beyond—are crisply labeled

and often misunderstood

Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera, Plate 080) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 arts and crafts with wooden skis resting atInsecta Coleoptera Pl. 080 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman is a masterful Victorian zoological illustration devoted to the exacting study of beetles. Created by the English naturalist and collector Frederick DuCane Godman (18341919), the plate belongs to a late19th century scientific project that catalogued insect diversity for scholars and enthusiasts alike. Rather than a narrative scene, the composition presents a meticulously organized set of