Modern State of Spain: Exhibiting A complete View of its Topography, Government, Laws, Reli-gion, Finances, Naval and Military Establishments; and of So-ciety, Manners, Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, and Commerce in that Country. By J.Fr. Bourgoing, Late Minister Plenipotenciary from France to the Court of Madrid. Translated from the last Paris Edition of 1807. To which are added, Essays on Spain by M.Peyron; and the Book of Post Roads. With a Quarto Atlas of Plates. LONDON: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly. 1808.
Published by PARIS printed, 1807. LONDON: Reprinted for John Stockdale, Piccadilly. 1808.
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4 Vols. 8vo. Media piel y puntas de época; lomos con nervios, título y filetes dorados; filetes en seco en ambos planos; cortes amarmoleados. Bisagra superior de Vol I es débil. 4to. Atlas Media piel y puntas de época; lomo con título y filetes dorados y florones en seco. Extremos un poco rozados.Vol I xi, 379 pp. Vol II iv, 360 pp. Vol III iv, 380 pp. Vol IV Portada; Contents, 1 h; 392 pp. Atlas: Una hoja blanca; Portada; un mapa plegado y 28 grabados en cobre (2 plegados).Uno de los grandes clásicos de libros de viajes por España. Completo con el Atlas, que a menudo falta: aunque impreso en París, los títulos de los grabados están en inglés; las ilustraciones de tauromaquia son sencillos grabados en línea. 'Bourgoing entró por primera vez en España como primer secretario del embajador, Conde de Montmorin, y al retirarse éste continuó como encargado de negocios durnate dieciocho meses. En 1795 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. Jean François Peyron es autor de 'Nouveau Voyage en Espagne' (1782) que pasó traducido a formar parte de la obra de Bourgoing. Tomo IV incluye descripción de los caminos de postas. El Atlas incluye 12 escenas de tauromaquia en 6 hojas, d'après Antonio Carnicero. Enviaré colación del Atlas a petición.Alberich 717. Palau 34 062. Santos Madrazo p.802 - 803. Robertson (1988) pp.297 - 298. Cossio II pp.862 - 863. Foulché-Delbosc 189 J. Farinelli II p.341. cf.El Escorial E 52. García-Romeral XVIII 121.…
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- Modern State of Spain: Exhibiting A complete View of its Topography, Government, Laws, Reli-gion, Finances, Naval and Military Establishments; and of So-ciety, Manners, Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, and Commerce in that Country. By J.Fr. Bourgoing, Late Minister Plenipotenciary from France to the Court of Madrid. Translated from the last Paris Edition of 1807. To which are added, Essays on Spain by M.Peyron; and the Book of Post Roads. With a Quarto Atlas of Plates. LONDON: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly. 1808.
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- BOURGOING, J(ean).Fr(ançois de).
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- PARIS printed, 1807. LONDON: Reprinted for John Stockdale, Piccadilly. 1808.
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