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A survey of the Spanish-West-Indies: Being a journal of three thousand and three hundred miles on the continent of America... With a grammar, or some few rudiments of the Indian tongue, called Poconchi or Pocoman
London: Printed for Thomas Horne, 1702
Physical Description: [8], 384, 387-477, [19] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Call number: D702/ G133s
Accession number: 04756
Notes: "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.
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.
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting folded map; some leaves closely cropped at bottom, affecting catchwords; some leaves torn and mutilated at bottom, affecting text.
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Languages: Pokomam / Pokonchi
Genre: Grammar / Vocabulary
Region: Spanish America
