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

arriving back in New Orleans in 1720

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

an area that had been contested by Britain for decades

the team was operating in a major waterway into prosperous northeastern Texas

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