Flies (Diptera, Plate 13) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 hong kong South Molton's traditional market square

South Molton's traditional market square and historic buildings reflect its past as a thriving center of trade

natural gas

carefully handcrafted

featuring a dramatic cliff formation and a picturesque cove

is one of the fascinating bird illustrations from John James Audubon’s monumental work

Flies (Diptera, Plate 13) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 hong kong South Molton's traditional market squareInsecta Diptera Pl 13 (18791915) by Frederick DuCane Godman captures the exacting beauty of Victorian natural history. An English naturalist, collector, and driving force behind the monumental Biologia CentraliAmericana, Godman championed the union of art and science to document biodiversity at a time when photography was still limited. This plate focuses on Dipterathe order that includes flies, mosquitoes, and related speciesand presents the