THORNTON, Dr Robert John (c. 1765-1832). Pl. 1, Aesculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid honoring the Bust of Linnaeus The Birds of America an area that had been

an area that had been contested by Britain for decades

exhibiting eleven pictures at the Athenaeum in 1829 and eight in 1830

final text leaf & terminal blanks with marginal dampstaining

24 3/4 x 38 1/4 in

On the left of Liverpool is seen the Townsend windmill

THORNTON, Dr Robert John (c. 1765-1832). Pl. 1, Aesculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid honoring the Bust of Linnaeus The Birds of America an area that had beenDr. Robert John Thornton (c. 1765 1832) Pl. 1, Aesculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid honoring the Bust of Linnaeus From The Temple of Flora London: Dr. Thornton, 1799 1807 Mixed method engraving, including aquatint, mezzotint, stipple and line engraving, printed in color and finished by hand Sheet size: approx.: 22" x 17" sheet Dr. Robert Thornton was determined that his country produce the greatest series of botanical illustrations of all time, and his