Buck of Juda.Plate CXCIII.
A. Bell Sculp.t.
[Edinburgh: William Creech, n.d. c.1780.]
Engraving. 210 x 124mm (8¼ x 5"), paper watermarked.
A well-horned goat with thick coat; castle in background. A Judas goat is a trained goat used in general animal herding. It is trained to associate with sheep or cattle, leading them to a specific destination. From Volume 6 of "Natural history: general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with above 260 copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator".
[Ref: 52379] £40.00
[Edinburgh: William Creech, n.d. c.1780.]
Engraving. 210 x 124mm (8¼ x 5"), paper watermarked.
A well-horned goat with thick coat; castle in background. A Judas goat is a trained goat used in general animal herding. It is trained to associate with sheep or cattle, leading them to a specific destination. From Volume 6 of "Natural history: general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with above 260 copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator".
[Ref: 52379] £40.00