Bees, Wasps and Ants (Hymenoptera, Plate 17) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) Influence of earlier maps by

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Bees, Wasps and Ants (Hymenoptera, Plate 17) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) Influence of earlier maps byInsecta Hymenoptera Pl. 17 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman is a quintessential Victorian natural history plate devoted to the order Hymenopterabees, wasps, ants, and their kin. Created in an era when art and science worked hand in glove, this meticulous illustration reflects the late 19th centurys drive to catalogue and classify the living world with clarity and precision. The composition is spare and instructive: specimens are presented against a