Robert John Thornton, Publisher

(British, 1768-1837)Cupid Inspiring Plants with Love, a rare impression from The Genera of Exotic and Indigenous Plants that are to be met with in Great Britain; Arranged according to the Reformed System, by ... Thornton, London, 1800, first edition, after Philip Reinagle, Bartolozzi and Landseer, engravers, hand colored engraving on wove paper, sheet 18-5/8 x 13 in; unframedNote: WithÿAÿNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus byÿan offshoot of his larger masterpiece of the same title, Thornton attempted to explain Linnaean botany, as well as expound upon his own botanical theories.
Condition Report: toning, some handling grime, binding edge present right