Etching and aquatint. Sheet measures 18.5" x 12.5". This print illustrates It has slender, 3-ribbed light green to yellow green stems, that either climb or hang. They have short, sparse spines. From "A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus," which Thornton commissioned and compiled between 1797 and 1807. In good condition, with light stains and right margin crease as issued. Dr. Robert John Thornton (1768-1837) was an English physician and botanical writer. A specialist in medical botany, Thornton dedicated the later part of his life to publishing collections of floral plates. This rare print is a lovely example of his work.

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Anatomy of the Night-blowing Cereus or Cactus Grandiflora of Linnaeus

Editor

Robert James Thornton

Fecha de publicaci�n

1802

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Henderson

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