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Descripcion de Patagonia y de las partes adyacentes de la America Meridional, : que contiene una razon del suela producciones. Animales, valles, montañas, rios, lagunas, &c. de aquellos paises: la religion, govierno, politica, costumbres, y lengua de sus moradores con algunas particularidades relativas a las islas de Falkland. / Escrita en idioma inglés. Por D[o]n. Thomas Falkaner que residio cerca de quarenta años en aquellas partes. ; Traducida al castellano por D[o]n. Manuel Machon oficial de la secretaria del consejor hacienda por lo respectivo a millioner. ; Con un nuevo mapa de las partes meridionales de America.
[London]: , 1774
Physical Description: [2], [266], [3] p., [1] leaf of plates : map. ; 22 cm. (4to)
Call number: Codex / Eng / 174
Accession number: 83-132
Notes: Ms. codex.
Title from p. [1-2], 2nd count.
Date of publication from p. [2], 2nd count.
Translation, by Manuel Machon, of: A description of Patagonia, and the adjoining parts of South America: containing an account of the soil, produce, animals, vales, mountains, rivers, lakes, &c. of those countries; the religion, government, policy, customs, dress, arms, and language of the Indian inhabitants; and some particulars relating to Falkland's islands by Thomas Falkner, first printed in London, in 1774.
"Razon de idioma de los moradores de estos paises", p. [234-257], includes grammatical observations, rules and examples regarding nouns, pronouns, adverbs, and verbs in the Moluche dialect of the Mapuche language; vocabulary is also included as well as a list of over eighty terms with their Spanish equivalents. Also given are brief specimens with parallel Spanish translations of the sign of the cross, the beginning of the Lord's prayer, and the beginning of the Doctrina Christiana.
A Spanish translation of the author's Description of Patagonia, and the adjoining parts of South America was printed as Descripcion de Patagonia y de las partes adyacentes de la America Meridional, in Buenos Aires, in 1835. However, the version of the manuscript used for that publication was not the same as this copy of the manuscript, although the translator was given as Manuel Machon.
John Carter Brown Library copy: wanting map mentioned on title page, p. [2], 2nd count.
John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in 19th century calf with marbled boards.
Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Antonio Santa Marina: information from JCB bibliographical file.
Digital facsimile copy of book available.
Languages: Moluche
Genre: Catechisms and Creeds / Grammar / Specimen / Vocabulary
Region: Spanish America
