Beetles (Coleoptera, Plate 30) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 text It is more than a

It is more than a pretty picture

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the rising Duchy of Warsaw to the north

granite cliffs

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Beetles (Coleoptera, Plate 30) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 text It is more than aFrederick DuCane Godmans Insecta Coleoptera Pl 030 (1879) is a quintessential Victorian zoological illustration from the golden age of natural history. Created for study and reference rather than ornament, the plate presents beetles with measured precision, each specimen rendered for clarity of identification. The composition reflects the 19th centurys surge in taxonomy: a clean layout, meticulous draftsmanship, and a restrained palette placed in