MURPHY, James.- A general view of the state of Portugal; containing a topographical description thereof in which are included an account of the physical and moral state of the kingdom, together with observations on the animal, vegetable and mineral productions of its colonies.- London: Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1798.- XI, [1], 272 p.: XV gravuras, 1 mapa desdobr.; 31 cm.- E. Original edition of one of the most famous foreign books on Portugal. James Murphy (1760-1814), Irish architect and traveller, native of Blackrock (Cork). Murphy was in Portugal during the years 1789 and 1790, in the service of William Burton Conyngham, with the mission of studying and drawing the architecture of the Monastery of Batalha. Illustrated edition with 15 aquatints representing mainly Portuguese usages and costumes, and a fold-out map of Portugal. All engravings and the map respect the original placement, according to the “list of plates”, on p. [VII]. Very clean copy, with large margins, with the engravings in their original state (not in colour). Recent binding, complete in blue shagreen, probably from the workshops of the Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Foundation, with a triple fillet in a peripheral border on the covers, closed panels on the smooth spine, roll on the squares and the gilt top edges (protective case). Duarte de Sousa, 509. Foulché-Delbosc, 197 D.