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The English-American his travail by sea and land: or, A new survey of the West-India's, containing a journall of three thousand and three hundred miles within the main land of America... With a grammar, or some few rudiments of the Indian tongue, called Poconchi, or Pocoman.
London: R. Cotes, sold by Humphrey Blunden at the Castle in Cornhill, and Thomas Williams at the Bible in Little Britain, 1648
Physical Description: [10], 220, [12] p. ; fol.
Call number: D648/ G133e/1-size
Accession number: 01869
Notes: "Concerning two daily and common drinks, or potions much used in the India's [sic], called chocolatte, and atolle": p. 106-110.
"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. 213-220, is a discussion of the grammar of the Poconchi language and also includes several expressions and phrases in the text.
Running title is given as "New survey of the VVest-Indies" on versos and "New survey of the West-Indies" on the rectos of each leaf.
"Upon this worthy work, of his most worthy friend the avthor", p. [7-10], 1st count, signed: Thomas Chaloner.
Primarily in English but includes passages in Latin and Spanish.
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Languages: Pokomam / Pokonchi
Genre: Grammar / Vocabulary
Region: Spanish America
