Letters from Portugal and Spain, written during the march of the British troops under Sir John Moore, with a map of the route, and appropriate engravings. By an officer.

Name: Letters from Portugal and Spain, written during the march of the British troops under Sir John Moore, with a map of the route, and appropriate engravings. By an officer.
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Author: [PORTER, Sir Robert Ker].

[PORTER, Sir Robert Ker].

Ref: ch15.1642

Editorial:	Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.
Ciudad:	London.
Año:	1809.
Edición:	1ª ed.
Medidas:	23 x 14.5cm.
Paginación:	xiv, 1h., 32pp., 8h. cat. ed.

Con plano plegable de la batalla de La Coruña y 6 aguatintas en sepia.

Cartoné editorial, cortes sin desbarbar. Original boards, wholly uncut, rebacked.

Palau 136915. Foulché-Delbosc 240. Abbey Travel 136. García-Romeral 1334. Porter (1777-1842), artista, diplomático y viajero. Su album de dibujos de España están en el British Museum. Lisboa - Cintra - Mafra - Abrantes - Alcántara - Placencia - Salamanca - Astorgo - Villafranca - Lugo - La Coruña. Las láminas son de J. C. Stadler según dibujos del mismo Porter. Según Abbey son 'uncoloured aquatints tinted by hand with a sepia wash': Salamanca, Battle at Vimiera, The Vale of Tancos, Trajan's bridge over the Tagus at Alcántara, Mountain of Nogallis, Corunna. Lomera renovada, visagra interior reparada.

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