Bees (Hymenoptera, Plate 27) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 36x24max50min16 "Hope" (1897)

"Hope" (1897)

South Downs Way: A long-distance footpath that traverses the South Downs

providing a distinctive visual representation

a meticulously crafted map from 1690 by the renowned mapmaker Nicolaes Visscher II

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Bees (Hymenoptera, Plate 27) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 36x24max50min16 "Hope" (1897)Insecta Hymenoptera Pl. 27 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman distills the Victorian passion for classifying the natural world into a quietly elegant scientific plate. Godman (18341919), an English naturalist and collector, worked at a moment when entomology and taxonomy were rapidly expanding, and when exacting illustration was essential to research. This sheet focuses on bees within the order Hymenoptera, presenting them with clarity and restraint so