This rare and desirable copy of this six-volume set presents an extensive topographical and cultural survey of Spain and Portugal as known in the early 18th century. It systematically portrays historical monuments, provinces, natural features (mountains, rivers), urban centers, maritime ports, fortifications, religious and scholarly institutions, palaces, and baths. Beyond mere geography, it explores religious practices, societal customs, traditional festivals, and everyday life. The text is accompanied by precise maps and engraved plates executed from on-site sketches by the author, offering both scholarly and visual insight into Iberian landscapes, architecture, and culture of that era. Contains 173 beautiful (mostly fold-out) plates, including the large and magnificent view on the old city of Barcelona.