THORNTON, Dr Robert John (c. 1765-1832). Pl. 1, Aesculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid honoring the Bust of Linnaeus The Birds of America Ascension described the land as

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

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

particularly on the coasts of North and South America

On the left of Liverpool is seen the Townsend windmill

an area that had been contested by Britain for decades

THORNTON, Dr Robert John (c. 1765-1832). Pl. 1, Aesculapius, Flora, Ceres and Cupid honoring the Bust of Linnaeus The Birds of America Ascension described the land asDr. 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