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A new survey of the West-Indies: Being a journal 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. The 4th edition enlarg'd by the author
London: Benjamin Motte, for Thomas Horne, 1711
Physical Description: [8], 384, 387-477, [19] p., [1] folded leaf of plates: map ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Call number: D711/ G133n
Accession number: 01754
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.
To access digital facsimile copy of book, click here.
Languages: Pokomam / Pokonchi
Genre: Grammar / Vocabulary
Region: Spanish America
