True Flies (Diptera, Plate 21) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) The cities of Leeuwarden

The cities of Leeuwarden

including the division of Germany and the existence of the Soviet Union

their sequence clarified by the map’s mileage tables

as originally demonstrated by Sieglini

including the historic county of Kent

True Flies (Diptera, Plate 21) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) The cities of LeeuwardenInsecta Diptera Pl 21 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman is a quintessential Victorian zoological illustration devoted to the order Dipterathe true flies. Created within the golden age of scientific illustration, this plate embodies the eras union of art and taxonomy: each specimen is rendered with measured clarity so that subtle anatomical traits can be compared at a glance. The clean, white ground and finely controlled linework speak to a purpose