MURPHY, James.- Plans, elevations, sections and views of the church of Batalha, in the province of Estremadura in Portugal, with the history and description by Fr. Luis de Sousa; with remarks. To which is prefixed an introductory discourse on the principles of Gothic Architecture.- London: I. & J. Taylor, 1795.- [2], II, [2], 61, [1] p.: [27] gravuras; 53 cm.- E. A monumental work, especially appreciated for its magnificent copperplate engravings (burin and etching), of large dimensions, containing the architectural survey of the Monastery of Batalha and some reconstructions. James Murphy (1760-1814), Irish architect and traveller, born in Blackrock (Cork), 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. The work includes the following typographic texts: List of subscribers [2 p.]; Preface (II p.); Introduction (p. 1 a 26); A history and description of the Royal Monastery of Batallha... / by Father Luis de Sousa ([2], p. 27 a 61, [1] p.). The engraved sheets are as follows: title; dedication to William Conyngham; five engravings at the end of the introduction; and 20 engravings at the end of the volume, two of which are double-leaf, with the architectural survey. The copy also includes, bound at the end, a small leaflet (4 p.) with a catalogue of architecture books, by the same publisher. The copy, complete (according to the bibliography and the engraving index) and uncropped, is very clean up to the engraving [12] (The effigies...) which has a slight semi-circular water stain (of tide), in the upper third, which is accentuated until the last engraving. Half leather binding (single), from the 19th century, with the original Whatman paper endpapers. Duarte de Sousa, 510.