Hymenopterans (Hymenoptera, Plate 23) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 yugoslavia produced on acid‑free archival paper

produced on acid‑free archival paper or artist’s cotton canvas

Clearly delineated border between Peru and Bolivia

designed to spark memories of rainforest light

a choice that highlights the strategic navigational routes of the time

Hymenopterans (Hymenoptera, Plate 23) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 yugoslavia produced on acid‑free archival paperFrederick DuCane Godmans Insecta Hymenoptera, Plate 23 (1879) is a classic of Victorian zoological illustration, created at a moment when naturalists were meticulously cataloguing the living world. Best known as an English ornithologist and entomologist, Godman brought a scientists eye to the page, combining exacting observation with an elegant, orderly presentation. This plate reflects the periods devotion to taxonomyevery line, proportion, and wing