A Plate from Grews Anatomy of Plants
Robert James Thornton, 1802. Etching and aquatint. Sheet measures 18.5" x 12.5". 7 views from Grews Anatomy of plants. Nehemiah Grew was an English plant anatomist and physiologist, known as the "Father of Plant AnatomFrom "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...... More