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Nieuwe reystogt en beschryving van de land-engte van Amerika
The Hague: Abraham de Hond, 1700
Physical Description: 88 p., [5] leaves of plates (3 folded) : ill., map ; 21 cm. (4to)
Call number: D698 /D166nr
Accession number: 03698a
Notes: "Van de Indiaansche inwoonders. Hunne manieren, gewoonten, enz.", p. 53-47 [i.e. 75], 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. 73 compared with cardinal numbers in the Gaelic language on p. 74, and a brief selection of vocabulary and phrases in the Cuna language on p. 47 [i.e. 75]. Translation, by William Sewel, of the author's: A new voyage and description of the Isthmus of America, first printed London, 1699
Issued as a part of: Tweede deel van William Dampiers Reystogt rondom de werreld, The Hague, 1700.
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Languages: Cuna
Genre: Vocabulary
Region: Spanish America
