BOURGOING, Jean-François de. Tableau de l'Espagne moderne. - Lot 133

BOURGOING, Jean-François de. Tableau de l'Espagne moderne. Beautiful description of 18th-century Spain illustrated with plans, views and bullfights. Paris, chez l'auteur, 1797. 3 volumes in 3 volumes in-8, brown shagreened basane, smooth spines decorated with crossbars with red title-piece and fir tree tomaison, marbled spine-papers and end-papers. VII, 383 pp; 590 pp; 362 pp, 11 folded plates. Corners rubbed, covers slightly damaged. Second edition for this description of late 18th-century Spain. Illustrated with 11 folding plates, including plans and views, and twelve vignettes of bullfights. After a nine-year stay in Madrid as ambassador, Jean-François de Bourgoing (1748-1811) published his observations in 1798 under the title "Nouveau voyage en Espagne ou Tableau actuel de la monarchie". The title was changed to "Tableau de l'Espagne moderne" in this second, enlarged edition following two additional trips undertaken by the author. An excellent panorama of 18th-century Spain, our copy in charming bindings.