Spiders (Arachnida Araneidea, Plate 26) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 36x18max100min20 where fishing boats rest serenely

where fishing boats rest serenely beneath a soft

Talkeetna (not directly depicted

or welcoming home a traveler returning from America’s great parks and mountain landscapes

surrounded by illustrations that evoke the daily lives

Detailed annotations regarding early discoveries in Australia and New Zealand

Spiders (Arachnida Araneidea, Plate 26) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 36x18max100min20 where fishing boats rest serenelyArachnida Araneidea Pl. 26 by Frederick DuCane Godman introduces a finely observed Victorian zoological study of spiders, first issued in 1879 as part of a larger multi decade natural history project. Godman, an English naturalist and collector, worked at the forefront of the 19th century enthusiasm for cataloguing the worlds biodiversity, and this plate captures that spirit with clear, careful renderings intended for learning as much as for looking.