Beetles (Coleoptera, Plate 250) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) endowed him with a unique

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Beetles (Coleoptera, Plate 250) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) endowed him with a uniqueInsecta Coleoptera Pl 250 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman is a classic Victorian zoological illustration devoted to the extraordinary variety of beetles. Created at a moment when naturalists were systematically cataloguing the living world, this plate reflects Godmans scholarly eye and the eras passion for classification. The pale, almost white ground and orderly presentation evoke the disciplined pages of a field catalogue, while the careful