THE REPORTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF THE UNITED PROVINCES OF SOUTH AMERICA; DRAWN UP BY MESSRS. RODNEY AND GRAHAM...AND AN INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE, INTENDED TO PRESENT...A VIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE COUNTRY, AND OF THE PROGRESS WITH THE INDEPENDENT
1819 · London
by [Argentina
London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Jo, 1819. viii,3-358pp. plus folding engraved map. Modern three-quarter morocco and marbled boards, spine and covers gilt. York Subscription Library stamp on verso of titlepage and p.114. A very good copy. C.A. Rodney and John Graham were commissioners sent to Buenos Aires by the United States government to investigate the political situation and potential resources of the Rio de la Plata region. This publication includes Rodney and Graham's reports submitted to Secretary of State John Q. Adams, related documents, and additional notes. The reports are mainly concerned with the state of political affairs, military defenses, and possible commercial interests. The additional documents, presented in a series of appendices, include a historical review of the revolutions and translations of numerous documents relevant to the independence and early constitutional periods in the region. The finely engraved and handcolored map is of South America. SABIN 72494 (Inventory #: WRCAM35352)