Spiders (Arachnida Araneidea, Plate 13) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 helsingborg The design distills Basel’s essentials—the

The design distills Basel’s essentials—the Rhine

offering opportunities for fishing and scenic walks along its banks

A legend providing context for symbols and illustrations

Includes an inset map for broader regional context

Spiders (Arachnida Araneidea, Plate 13) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 helsingborg The design distills Basel’s essentials—theArachnida Araneidea Pl 13 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman is a classic Victorian zoological illustration that perfectly captures the union of art and science at the end of the 19th century. Issued as part of a multivolume arachnological work in the late 1800s, the plate was created to document spider morphology with clarity and precision rather than to serve as decorative art alone. Within a pristine white field, carefully arranged specimens and