A survey of the Spanish-West-Indies. Being a journal of three thousand and three hundred miles on the continent of America:

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Subtitles:New survey of the West-Indies
Main Author: Gage, Thomas 1603?-1656 (Author)
Corporate Author: John Carter Brown Library (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:Undetermined language
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Published: London Printed for Thomas Horne, at the south entrance of the Royal Exhange 1702
In:Year: 1702
Further subjects:B Indians of Central America Social life and customs
B Missions (Latin America)
B West Indies Description and travel
B Pokonchi language
B Pokonchi language Grammar
B Mexico Description and travel
B Mayas Social life and customs
B Imprint 1702
B Chocolate drinks (Mexico)
B Indian linguistics Pokonchi language
B Cocoa (Mexico)
B Pokomam language
B Indian linguistics Pokomam language
B Central America Description and travel
B Chocolate (Mexico)
B Pokomam language Grammar
B General Works
B South America Description and travel
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Item Description:First published London, 1648 under title: The English-American, his travail by sea and land or, A new survey of the West-India's [sic]. In this edition, Chalmoner's poem and chapter 22 have been omitted. - A reissue, with a cancel title page, of the sheets of the London, 1699 edition. - Primarily in English but includes passages in Latin and Spanish. - "Concerning two daily and common drinks, or potions much used in the India's [sic], called chocolatte, and atolle": p. 238-248. - "Some brief and short rules for the better learning of the Indian tongue called Poconchi, or Pocoman, commonly used about Guatemala and some other parts of Honduras", p. 465-477, is a discussion of the grammar of the Poconchi language and also includes several expressions and phrases in the text. - Signatures: A (gathering A missigned B) (A1, A4 versos blank) B-2H (2H6 verso blank) (U2, U4 missigned V2, V4) 2I ( -2I8). - Errors in paging: p. 370, 372, 376, 377, and 381 misnumbered 376, 376, 372, 381, and 377. - Title printed within double rule border; woodcut initial