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Lot 464
Sale 5792 - Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Jan 30, 2020
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$500 -
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Lot Description
[Prints] Thornton, Robert John (publisher) Two Engraved Botanical Prints
"The American Cowslip" London, 1801. Aquatint, stipple, and line engraving, printed in color and finished by hand. Plate: 21 9/16 x 18 1/16 in. (548 x 458 mm), sheet: 22 1/8 x 18 1/16 in. (570 x 458 mm). Trimmed just inside plate mark, light mat burn. Top edge mounted, matted and in frame. [The Temple of Flora. London, 1799-1807]. Dunthorne 301, State II. With "Pitcher Plant" London, 1803. Aquatint, stipple, and line engraving, printed in color and finished by hand. Plate: 22 1/4 x 18 in. (565 x 457 mm), sheet: 23 1/4 x 18 9/16 in. (590 x 471 mm). Minor spotting in blank margins. Corner mounted, matted and in frame. [The Temple of Flora. London, 1799-1807]. Dunthorne 301, first and only state.