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Lawson, John, d. 1712.

Allerneueste Beschreibung der Provintz Carolina in West-Indien samt einem Reise-Journal von mehr als Tausend Meilen unter allerhand Indianischen Nationen... aus dem Englischen übersetzet durch M. Vischer.

Hamburg: Heirs of Thomas von Wiering, 1712

Physical Description: [14], 365, [3] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., map ; 17 cm. (8vo)

Call number: D712/ L425a

Accession number: 02085

Notes: "Exempel eines indianischen Wörter-Buchs von III Sprachen", p. 341-348, contains numbers, general vocabulary and phrases in the German, Tuskeruro [i.e. Tuscarora, a language in the Iroquois family spoken by a tribe in New York State and Ontario], Pamticough [a language spoken by the Pamlico Indians, who lived in Virginia], and Woccon languages [as spoken by a Siouan tribe near Piedmont, North Carolina]. Translation of: A new voyage to Carolina, first printed in serialized form as part of "A new collection of voyages and travels", compiled by John Stevens from 1708-1710, and printed in cumulation in London, 1711 and issued separately in London, 1709.

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Languages: Pampticough / Tuscarora / Woccon

Genre: Vocabulary

Region: North America