Moths (Insecta Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 32) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:A2 (420x594mm) Wandsworth and Richmond upon Thames

Wandsworth and Richmond upon Thames

This Hymenoptera plate is significant not merely as art but as a working scientific tool from a pivotal moment in natural history

as an artifact

their weathered fluting etched by centuries

this is a fascinating and informative map that provides a valuable glimpse into the history and geography of County Longford

Moths (Insecta Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 32) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:A2 (420x594mm) Wandsworth and Richmond upon ThamesInsecta Lepidoptera Heterocera Pl 028 by Frederick DuCane Godman introduces a Victorian vision of scientific beauty: a precise, quietly luminous study of moths rendered for scholars and collectors in 1879. Godman, an English naturalist and leading figure in 19th century entomology, helped popularize the eras passion for cataloging nature with scholarly rigor. Here, the Latin taxonomyInsecta Lepidoptera Heterocerasignals its subject matter: moths