Travels in Spain: Containing A New, Accurate, and Comprehensive View of the Present State of that Country. By the Chevalier de Bourgoanne. To which are added Copious Extracts from the Essays on Spain of M. Peyron. In Three Volumes. Translated from the French. Illustrated with Twelve Copper-Plates.

Published by LONDON: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster-Row, 1789.

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3 Vols. 8vo. Media piel reciente; lomos con nervios, tejuelo y filetes dorados. La guillotina del encuadernador ha afeitado la parte superior de lámina 10 (lista abajo)Vol I xii, 472 pp; un mapa, un plano y 7 grabados en 6 hojas plegadas fuera texto. Vol II Portada; 558 pp; 4 grabados plegados fuera texto. Vol III Portada; 503 pp; Indice, 5 h; Erratas, 1 h. Raro. PRIMERA EDICION inglesa, con el Ex Libris heráldico de la ilustre familia de Lord Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. Reconocido clásico de viajes por España. El mapa general incluye las carreteras desde Cádiz, Gibraltar y Valencia hasta Madrid y continuación a Bayona. 'Bourgoing entró por primera vez en España como primer secretario del embajador, Conde de Montmorin, y al retirarse éste continuó como encargado de negocios durante dieciocho meses. En 1785 regresó a Francia para ocupar otro puesto diplomático, y volvió a España en 1792, donde permanecería poco tiempo, en calidad de minsitro plenipotenciario. El panorama español de Bourgoing es, sin discusión, el más amplio y preciso de cuantos aparecieron en el último cuarto del siglo XVIII a través de los ojos de un francés perspicaz.' Robertson. Vol I (1) A NEW MAP / of / SPAIN, / Designed for the / PRESENT STATE OF SPAIN. / - / By M:MENTELLE Censor Royal, / Historiograher to the / COUNT D'ARTOIS. 218 x 275 mm. VOL I.to face the Title. Longitude East of Ferro. // Longitude West from Paris. (2) FERRY OF THE BIDASSOA. 135 x 166 mm. (Leyenda:) 1 - 6. Vol.I.p.1. J. Cary sculp. (3) CASTLE of SEGOVIA or ALCAZAR. 130 x 157 mm. page 33. (4) AQUEDUCT of SEGOVIA seen from the SQUARE del AZOGUEJO. 155 x 202 mm. VOL.I. page 34. (6) PALACE of SAINT ILDEFONSO seen from the GARDENS. 131 x 209 mm. VOL.I. page 67. (7) VIEW OF THE ESCURIAL. 126 x 173 mm. VOL. I. pag. 159. (7) PLAN DE MADRID. 217 x 318 mm. (Leyenda:) REFERENCES / To the Principal Streets, Squares and Edifices. 1 - 63 & A - I. Vol.I.page 204. I.Cary sculpt. (8) STATUE OF CHARLES V. / at Buen - Retiro. 133 x 78 mm. junto con STATUE OF PHILIP IV. / at Buen - Retiro. 133 x 74 mm. VOL.I. page 221 Vol II (9) VIEW OF ARANJUEZ, / from the Tagus. 125 x 202 mm. VOL. II. Page 247. (10) CATHEDRAL OF SEVILLE, WITH THE GIRALDA. 126 x 182 mm. VOL.II. Page 393. (11) PLAN OF THE BAY OF CADIZ 177 x 206 mm. (Leyenda:) REFERENCES A - P & 1 - 18. Vol.II. page 397. I.Cary sculp. (12) VIEW of GIBRALTAR. 174 x 290 mm. (Leyenda:) 1 - 10. Vol.II.page 453. J. Cary sculp. Vol III (no contiene grabados)Palau 34 060. Santos Madrazo p.803. cf.Foulché-Delbosc 189 H. cf.Farinelli II p.340 - 341. Robertson (1988) pp.297 - 299.…

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Title
Travels in Spain: Containing A New, Accurate, and Comprehensive View of the Present State of that Country. By the Chevalier de Bourgoanne. To which are added Copious Extracts from the Essays on Spain of M. Peyron. In Three Volumes. Translated from the French. Illustrated with Twelve Copper-Plates.
Author
BOURGOANNE, Chevalier de. (BOURGOING, Jean-François, Baron de.)
Publisher
LONDON: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster-Row, 1789.
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1st Edition

Paul Orssich HISPANIC STUDIES

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Private house. Recently moved to Dorset. But books can be viewed in Central London, Brixton, by appointment. Business established in 1980 specializing in all aspects of Hispanic Studies. Regular catalogues (in Spanish) issued on my Web Page www.orssich.com Payments can be made in Euros or Sterling. All books sent ovsereas are now shipped with Tracking

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