Nouveau voyage en Espagne, ou tableau de l'état actuel de cette monarchie

Anonymous first edition illustrated with 12 folding plates including 1 map and 2 plans engraved by Tardieu (Illuminated map of Spain, Plan of Madrid, Plan of the Bay of Cadiz), 8 views and plans (Passage of the Bidassoa, Castle of Segovia, Aqueduct of Segovia, Facade of the Palace of Saint-Ildefonse, Escorial, View of Aranjuez, View of Gibraltar, Cathedral of Seville) and 1 double plate with the Statues of Charles V and Philip IV.
Contemporary full marbled brown sheep binding. Smooth spine richly decorated. Black sheep title and volume labels. Triple fillet frame on covers. In volume 3, a lack to the lower joint at head and joint split at upper joint at foot. One corner slightly bumped in volume 3. Some pale scattered foxing. Handsome copy.
The Chevalier de Bourgoing spent 7 years in Spain as embassy secretary. Customs, agriculture, commerce, industry, nobility, anecdotes, inquisition, administration... the author seeks to present a complete and accurate picture of Spain.