Hymenoptera (Plate 32) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:A0 (841x1189mm) its presence intensified by a

its presence intensified by a soft

Petrie’s The Dollar or Butter Fish

her serene expression and graceful posture evoking a sense of purity and divine elegance

Produced by the Dépôt Général de la Marine and included in Hydrographie Française 5

reflecting the city's commitment to preserving natural spaces

Hymenoptera (Plate 32) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:A0 (841x1189mm) its presence intensified by aInsecta Hymenoptera Pl. 32 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman is a refined Victorian zoological illustration from the great age of natural history. Across a clean white ground, meticulously rendered bees, wasps, and their kin are arranged for study, their wings, antennae, and segmented bodies drawn with the precise clarity prized by 19thcentury scientists. The plate exemplifies the periods union of art and taxonomy: accurate enough to instruct, yet