Cattle Plague. County of Peebles

1866. No Binding. Original broadsheet giving notice of restrictions on cattle movements to control cattle plague in the Scottish border town of Peebles. Published by the Peebles local authority on 17 April, 1866. Cattle plague was the viral disease known as rinderpest, and the 1865-66 outbreak was the worst to date in British agriculture. 37 x 50 cm. Very Good. Item #019040

Price: $300.00 NZD