Beetles (Coleoptera, Plate 270) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:12x16in (30x40cm) where new towns and infrastructure

where new towns and infrastructure were being built

Illustrations of local flora

and the year it was first published

The shaded relief and spot elevations provide a sense of the terrain

Beetles (Coleoptera, Plate 270) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:12x16in (30x40cm) where new towns and infrastructureFrederick DuCane Godmans Insecta Coleoptera Pl 270 (1879) captures the Victorian passion for cataloging the natural world with clinical grace and quiet beauty. An English naturalist and discerning collector, Godman approached insects with the watchmakers eye demanded by 19thcentury entomology, where fine line, faithful color, and tiny anatomical cues carried scientific meaning. This plate assembles a selection of beetles (Order Coleoptera) in a calm,