{"product_id":"beetles-coleoptera-plate-100-by-frederick-ducane-godman-1879","title":"Beetles (Coleoptera, Plate 100) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrederick DuCane Godman’s Insecta Coleoptera Pl. 100 (1879) is a quintessential Victorian zoological illustration, created at a moment when natural history and the fine arts moved in step. An English naturalist and collector, Godman devoted himself to the rigorous documentation of the natural world, and this late-19th-century plate distills that spirit of inquiry. The composition presents several beetles (Order Coleoptera) with measured, observational clarity, each form carefully rendered to aid scientific study while quietly celebrating the graphic beauty of insect anatomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing offers a museum-quality fine art print of Godman’s plate, produced on your choice of acid-free, archival paper or artist’s cotton canvas. The Unique Maps Co. prints to order in a range of standard and custom sizes, with optional framing and matting to suit classic or contemporary interiors. Personalization is available—add a title line, dedication, or date for a gift-ready presentation—along with bespoke sizing and colour-matched framing recommendations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the artist: Godman was a leading figure in Victorian natural history, known for building collections and supporting scholarly catalogues that set new standards for accuracy. His work bridged field observation, taxonomy, and the publishing of illustrated reference volumes, helping to place finely engraved plates at the heart of scientific communication. In Godman’s hands, the illustrated page becomes both a record and a refined object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the subject: Coleoptera—beetles—represent the most diverse order in the animal kingdom, and 19th-century scholars prized them for the comparative insights they offered into morphology and classification. This plate reflects that scholarly purpose: it isolates specimens against a clean ground, uses figure numbers and discrete notations as navigational aids, and privileges the legible silhouette of each beetle’s form. The result is an image that remains invaluable to the history of entomology and exemplary of how art once functioned as a precise scientific tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the design: Against a warm, beige paper tone, the beetles appear in velvety blacks with restrained hints of russet and brown, emphasizing the sheen of the elytra, the segmented precision of abdomen and thorax, and the splayed articulation of antennae and tarsi. Fine, confident linework and a limited palette concentrate attention on structure—smooth carapaces, subtle texturing, and carefully balanced proportions. It is this unity of accuracy and elegance that makes the plate a compelling wall piece: graphic, minimal, and timelessly modern despite its Victorian origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print makes a thoughtful gift for naturalists, entomology lovers, and collectors of scientific ephemera, as well as a distinctive choice for study walls, libraries, and nurseries with a nature theme. Ideal for birthdays, graduations, housewarmings, Father’s or Mother’s Day, and Christmas—or for anyone recently returned from a museum or natural history trip, inspired to bring a piece of that curiosity home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're not sure what size to order, or you're looking for a custom order of some kind \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e a different size, a different colour, a special frame \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e then please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e. I usually respond within a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see an example of my fine art personalisation service in the fifth image. Zoom in and take a look. My personalised artwork is always very well received. Take a look at \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003emore examples of personalisation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also choose to \u003cem\u003eage\u003c\/em\u003e your art print to make it look older. This is popular amongst my customers who want their artwork to look like an older, antique print. You can see an example of ageing in the sixth product image, or go ahead and check out \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sepia-aged-maps\"\u003elots of examples of other aged artwork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this art print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can print and frame this beautiful piece of art at sizes up to 3 metres (10ft). If you are looking for a size or framing option that isn't available online, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis artwork is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. My \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/map-finishes-framed-canvas\"\u003estandard frames\u003c\/a\u003e come in six colours (black, dark brown, dark grey, antique gold, oak and white), and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/custom-framing\"\u003ecustom framing\u003c\/a\u003e is available for an additional charge. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58417051500928,"sku":"UM00328624A","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58417051533696,"sku":"UM00328625A","price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58417051566464,"sku":"UM00328626A","price":239.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58417051599232,"sku":"UM00328627A","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58417051632000,"sku":"UM00328628A","price":228.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed 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