South America includes several vignettes of Indigenous peoples
Charles Parsons (1821-1910) & Lyman Atwater (1835-1891)
They represent the high volume of European commerce that crisscrossed the Atlantic
When the volume was published it was received with enthusiasm
fore and lower edges uncut (spines a bit sunned)
THORNTON, Dr Robert John (c. 1765-1832). Pl. 7, A Group of Carnations Best of the West South America includes several vignettesDr. Robert John Thornton (c. 1765 1832) Pl. 7, A Group of Carnations 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 Temple of Flora is unsurpassed as a