Sale 2512 - Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books, June 6, 2019

395 c   THORNTON, ROBERT JOHN. The American Aloe. Hand-finished color-printed aquatint and stipple-engraved plate, from the folio edition of Thornton’s Temple of Flora on heavy wove paper watermarked “H Smith/1810”. 21 1 / 2 x17 inches sheet size; mat stain. London, 1807 [but after] [300/500] 396 c   THORNTON, ROBERT JOHN. The Blue Passion Flower. Hand-finished color-printed aquatint and stipple-engraved plate, from the folio edition of Thornton’s Temple of Flora on heavy wove paper watermarked “JWhatman”. 23 1 / 4 x18 1 / 2 inches sheet size; mat stain, a bit faded. London, 1800 [300/500] 397 c   THORNTON, ROBERT JOHN. The Quadrangular Passion-Flower. Hand-finished color-printed aquatint and stipple- engraved plate, from the folio edition of Thornton’s Temple of Flora on heavy wove paper watermarked “H Smith/1810”. 22 1 / 2 x18 inches sheet size; mat stain, a bit faded.London, 1802 [but after] [300/500] 398 c   THORNTON, ROBERT JOHN. The Winged Passion- Flower. Hand-finished color-printed aquatint and stipple-engraved plate, from the folio edition of Thornton’s Temple of Flora on heavy wove paper watermarked “H Smith/1810”. 22 1 / 2 x18 inches sheet size; mat stain. London, 1802 [but after] [400/600]