Beetles (Coleoptera, Plate 240) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:18x24in (45x60cm) With a richly ornamented compass

With a richly ornamented compass rose

It’s an elegant

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and landmarks in the area

Beetles (Coleoptera, Plate 240) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:18x24in (45x60cm) With a richly ornamented compassInsecta Coleoptera Pl. 240 (18791915) by Frederick DuCane Godman introduces the viewer to the exacting beauty of Victorian zoological illustration. Associated with the English naturalist and collector Frederick DuCane Godman (18341919), this 19thcentury entomological plate presents beetles as subjects of science and art in equal measure. First issued in 1879 within a landmark period of natural history publishing, the composition is arranged like a