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A new voyage and description of the Isthmus of America... Giving an account of ... The Indian inhabitants, their... language, &c. The third edition.
London: James & John Knapton, 1729
Physical Description: p. [261]-473, 462-463, [9] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill., 1 folded map ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Call number: D729/ D166c/ v.3
Accession number: 01930-3
Notes: “Of the Indian inhabitants, their manners, customs, &c.” contains brief vocabulares of the Cuna language as spoken in the Isthmus of Darien (Panama): notes on the counting system and a list of numerals (p. 373-375) and a list of 2 dozen everyday words or phrases with English equivalents (p. 376-377.) Abridged version of author's New voyage and description of the Isthmus of America, first published, London, 1699; here issued as part of vol. 3 of William Dampier's A collection of voyages, with supplement which was first published, London, 1702.
Languages: Cuna
Genre: Vocabulary
Region: Spanish America
