Dr. Robert John Thornton (1768-1837)

5″x 7″ blank card printed on 110 lb. paper with a 70 lb. white envelope, packaged in a clear view archival sleeve w/closure. Art identified.

Robert John Thornton (1768-1837) was an English physician and botanical writer. He is noted for The Temple of Flora published in 1807, considered by many to be one of the greatest English botanical publications of the 19^thcentury.