Moths (Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 70) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 canvas a meeting of desert and

a meeting of desert and water unique in the region

and the curious public alike

Major Settlements and Features:

the poster’s flowing lines and decorative rhythm capture the easy glamour of coastal holidays—masts clustered in cadence

Australia appears as Neu Holland

Moths (Lepidoptera-Heterocera, Plate 70) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 canvas a meeting of desert andInsecta Lepidoptera Heterocera Pl 071 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman presents a poised Victorian study of moths at a moment when naturalists were racing to catalog the worlds biodiversity. Godman, an English naturalist born in 1834, helped shape 19th century entomology through carefully rendered plates that prized accuracy over flourish. Here, the crisp white ground and balanced arrangement direct the eye to finely observed markings and wing