Artist: Jacques de Sève (fl. 1742 – 1788) was a French illustrator. J. de S. worked for Buffon.
Engraver: Jean Charles Baquoy (France, 1721–1777).
Title: La Civette. (Civet).
Signed, Numbered, and Titled in plate: u.l. Tom. IX. U.r. Pl. XXXIV. L.l. De Seve del. L.m. La Civette. L.r. Baquoy sculp.
Dimensions: Image 7 1/2" x 5 7/8". Plate 8 5/8" x 6 5/8". Sheet 10" x 7 1/2."
Publisher: De L'imprimerie Royale, Paris.
Edition: Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi.
Date: 1761.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper. An ineligible watermark is partially visible.
Condition: Margins are trimmed. The page is roughly torn from the book along the left margin. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon. Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, avec la description du cabinet du roy... . Tom. IX, 1761.
Note: The world's most expensive coffee, Kopi luwak, is made from partially digested coffee beans and then pooped out by civets.