TABLEAU de Lisbonne, en 1796. A Paris. 1797.

TABLEAU de Lisbonne, en 1796. A Paris. 1797.
[CARRÈRE (Joseph Bathélemy François)]
TABLEAU de Lisbonne, en 1796. Suivi de Lettres Écrites de Portugal sur l'État ancien et actuel de ce Royaume. A Paris: Chez H.J. Jansen, 1797.

442 pp., [2] de erratas, [4] com publisher’s catalogue; 205 mm. Half calf; gilted titles on spine; stained.

First edition, very rare, of this work that seeks to describe the state of the city of Lisbon at the end of the 18th century. It begins with a chapter on the reconstruction of the city after the 1755 earthquake, then describing streets, private houses, public buildings, fountains, theaters, farms, etc. It also has several chapters on uses and customs - processions, beggars, gastronomy, weddings, etc. - political organization, intrigues, culture, literature, arts, religion, as well as a chapter on Mafra. There follows a set of letters written by the author in 1777 and originally published separately in 1780 and a final chapter on the Marquis of Pombal entitled "Portrait Historique de Sásbtien Joseph Carvalho, comte d'Oeyras." Rare.

¶ Duarte Sousa, 317