Geografia Pintoresca de Colombia: La Nueva Granada vista por dos viajeros franceses del siglo XIX, Charles Saffray & E. Andre by Acevedo Latorre, Eduardo (ed.); (Introd.) Eduardo Posada - 1971

VG+. Large folio. Simulated leather over padded boards., Pictorial DJ Num. engravings & maps South America - Colombia Litografia Arco Bogota 1971 2a edicion Spanish text 16 x 12 1/2", 182 pp., A wonderful look at 19th century Nueva Granda [Colombia] as seen through the eyes of two French travellers, their rough, sketches transformed into superb engravings by Parisan illustrators. Saffray travelled in 1869 and Andre in 1875-76. Their works were first published in French and later translated into Spanish. Here, the text is Spanish with introductory remarks on each of the travellers by Eduardo Posada. The reproductions of the engravings are magnificent.