Bees, Wasps, and Ants (Hymenoptera, Plate 14) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) the "Isle De St

the "Isle De St

and purple register like musical accents

Created in 1696 by Pieter van der Aa

Lower Circular Road

These maps - known as Carte de l'état-major - are the French equivalent of British Ordnance Survey maps

Bees, Wasps, and Ants (Hymenoptera, Plate 14) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) the "Isle De StInsecta Hymenoptera, Plate 14 by Frederick DuCane Godman (1879) captures the Victorian fascination with the natural world at the very moment scientific illustration and taxonomy were flourishing. Focused on the order Hymenopterahome to bees, wasps, and antsthis refined entomological plate exemplifies the eras commitment to observation and classification. Rather than dramatizing its subjects, the composition presents specimens with calm precision,