[BOTANICAL]. Thornton, Robert (1768-1837) The Nodding Renealmia -- The Blue Egyptian Water-Lilyfrom The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature. Picturesque Botanical Plates of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus, London, 1799-1807 (watermarked J Whatman [undated] and E&P [undated] respectively)2 engravings with hand-coloring, plates 20 1/2 x 15 1/2 in, 20 5/8 x 15 11/16 in, sheets 22 1/2 x 17 5/8 in, 21 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. Some light browning, matted.