A survey of the Spanish-West-Indies. Being a journal of three thousand and three hundred miles on the continent of America
By: By Tho. Gage, gent. Giving an account of the Spanish navigation thither; their government, castles, ports, commodities, religion, priests and friers, negro's [sic], mulatto's [sic], mestiso's [sic], Indians; and of their feasts and solemnities. Also his own voyage from Spain to S. John de Ulhua; and thence to Xalapa, Tlaxcalla, Ciudad de los Angelos, and Mexico: with a description of that great city, as in former times, and at present. Likewise his journey thence through Guaxaca, Chiapa, Guatemala, Vera Paz, &c. with his abode XII. years about Guatemala, and an account of his return into his native country England: describing Nicaragua and Costa Rica, to Nicoya, Panama, Porto Belo, Cartagena and Havana. With a grammar, or some few rudiments of the Indian tongue, called Poconchi or Pocoman. With an exact map of the country
Publisher: Printed for Thomas Horne, at the south entrance of the Royal Exhange
Published: 1702
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 477
Subjects: Social life and customs; Grammar; Missions; Indian linguistics; Pokomam language; Chocolate; Cocoa; Mayas; Indians of Central America; Chocolate drinks; Pokonchi language; Description and travel
Other titles: New survey of the West-Indies.
Work titles: English-American
Notes: First published London, 1648 under title: The English-American, his travail by sea and land or, A new survey of the West-India's [sic]. In this edition, Chalmoner's poem and chapter 22 have been omitted.

A reissue, with a cancel title page, of the sheets of the London, 1699 edition.

Primarily in English but includes passages in Latin and Spanish.

"Concerning two daily and common drinks, or potions much used in the India's [sic], called chocolatte, and atolle": p. 238-248.

"Some brief and short rules for the better learning of the Indian tongue called Poconchi, or Pocoman, commonly used about Guatemala and some other parts of Honduras", p. 465-477, is a discussion of the grammar of the Poconchi language and also includes several expressions and phrases in the text.

Signatures: A⁴ (gathering A missigned B) (A1, A4 versos blank) B-2H⁸ (2H6 verso blank) (U2, U4 missigned V2, V4) 2I⁸ ( -2I8)

Errors in paging: p. 370, 372, 376, 377, and 381 misnumbered 376, 376, 372, 381, and 377.

Title printed within double rule border; woodcut initial.

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 96482.

Streit, R. Bib. missionum, III:17.

Pilling, J.C. North American Indians, 1371.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 702/89.

Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, III:22.

ESTC N24402.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting folded map; some leaves closely cropped at bottom, affecting catchwords; some leaves torn and mutilated at bottom, affecting text.