Insecta Hymenoptera Plate 07 by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:18x24in (45x60cm) Yerba Buena Island

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Insecta Hymenoptera Plate 07 by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:18x24in (45x60cm) Yerba Buena IslandFrederick DuCane Godmans Insecta Hymenoptera Pl 07 (1879) is a finely observed Victorian zoological illustration devoted to the order Hymenopterathe vast group that includes bees, wasps, and ants. Created in an era when image and taxonomy worked hand in hand, the plate distills late 19th century natural history practice into a clear, comparative view of morphology. Godman (born 1834) was an English naturalist known for bringing scientific rigor and