Geir Zoega and Brusa
Humorous drawing shows Geir Z"ega, an Icelandic travel guide, holding a dog in one hand and a switch in the other. Brusa is a Scandanavian word for horsefly, but also any animal that disturbs livestock. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Original title: The consequences...
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| Format: | Still Image |
| Language: | English |
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1862
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.22869 |
| Summary: | Humorous drawing shows Geir Z"ega, an Icelandic travel guide, holding a dog in one hand and a switch in the other. Brusa is a Scandanavian word for horsefly, but also any animal that disturbs livestock. Taylor visited Iceland in 1862, perhaps en route to Russia. Original title: The consequences. Inscribed above image: H.B. the animal is a dog. Inscribe in a hand other than Taylor's, lower left: (see page - Brusa of the sheep). Gift; Charles F. Heartman; 1922; (DLC/PP-46411a). |
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