THORNTON, Dr Robert John (c. 1765-1832). Pl. 1, Aesculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid honoring the Bust of Linnaeus The Birds of America final text leaf & terminal

final text leaf & terminal blanks with marginal dampstaining

leaving the actual year open to debate)

24 3/4 x 38 1/4 in

On the left of Liverpool is seen the Townsend windmill

Ascension described the land as an island and around 1620 sketched maps to that effect

THORNTON, Dr Robert John (c. 1765-1832). Pl. 1, Aesculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid honoring the Bust of Linnaeus The Birds of America final text leaf & terminalDr. 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