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Voyage de Mr. Wafer, ou l'on trouve la description de l'Isthme de l'Amerique.
Amsterdam: Widow of Paul Marret, 1714
Physical Description: 262, [14] p. ; 16 cm. (12mo)
Call number: D714/ W128v
Accession number: 04731
Notes: "Des naturels du pais, de leurs coutumes, &c.", p. 105-151, contains a discussion of the Cuna Indians of Panama and their language as it compares to Irish and Scots Gaelic. Includes cardinal numbers in the Cuna language on p. 146-147 compared with cardinal numbers in the Gaelic language on p. 149-150, and a brief selection of vocabulary and phrases in the Cuna language on p. 150-151.
A narrative by a Spanish captain, which includes a description of Spanish America, appears on p. 181-262.
A new French translation of the author's A new voyage and description of the Isthmus of America," first published London, 1699, which differs from the first French translation printed under title "Les voyages de Lionnel Waffer contenant une description très-exacte de l'Isthme de l'Amerique & de toute la Nouvelle Espagne" and printed Paris, 1706.
Includes index.
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Languages: Cuna
Genre: Vocabulary
Region: Spanish America
