A new survey of the West-India's [sic]: or, The English-American his travail by sea and land
Subtitle: containing a journal of three thousand and three hundred miles within the main land of America. Wherein is set forth his voyage from Spain to St. John de Ulhua; and from thence to Xalappa, to Tlaxcalla, the City of Angeles, and forward to Mexico; with the description of that great city, as it was in former times, and also at this present. Likewise, his journey from Mexico, through the provinces of Guaxaca, Chiapa, Guatemala, Vera Paz, Truxillo, Comayagua; with his abode twelve years about Guatemala, and especially in the Indian-towns of Mixco, Pinola, Petapa, Amatitlan. As also his strange and wonderfull conversion and calling from those remote parts, to his native countrey. With his return through the province of Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, to Nicoya, Panama, Portobelo, Cartagena, and Havana, with divers occurrents and dangers that did befal in the said journey. Also, a new and exact discovery of the Spanish navigation to those parts: and of their dominions, government, religion, forts, castles, ports, havens, commodities, fashions, behaviour of Spaniards, priests and friers, blackmores, mulatto's, mestiso's, Indians; and of their feasts and solemnities. With a grammar, or some few rudiments of the Indian tongue, called Poconchi, or Pocoman
By: By the true and painful endevours of Thomas Gage, preacher of the Word of God at Deal in the county of Kent
Contributors: Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661; Edgcumbe, R.
Edition: The second edition enlarged by the author, and beautified with maps.
Publisher: printed by E. Cotes, and sold by John Sweeting at the Angel in Popes-Head-Alley
Published: 1655
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
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-Indias: or, The English-American his travail by sea and land.; New survey of the West-Indias.; New survey of the West-Indies.; English-American his travail by sea and land.; New survey of the West-Indies.
Work titles: English-American
Notes: Edition statement precedes statement of responsibility on title page.

Originally printed London, 1648 under title: The English-American his travail by sea and land: or, A new survey of the West-India's [sic]

"Upon this worthy work, of his most worthy friend the authour", p. [9-12], 1st count, signed: Thomas Chaloner.

Primarily in English but includes passages in Latin and Spanish.

"Concerning two daily and common drinkes, or potions much used in the India's [sic], called chocolatte, and atolle": p. 106-110.

"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. 213-220, is a discussion of the grammar of the Poconchi language and also includes several expressions and phrases in the text.

Signatures: A-U⁶ (A1 recto, A2 verso blank) (U3 missigned V3) chi²

Title framed within double rule border; head and tail pieces; initials.

Engraved frontispiece map entitled "Americae descrip." is leaf A1.

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 96480.

Streit, R. Bib. missionum, II:1918.

Cundall, F. West Indies, 1978n.

Pilling, J.C. North American Indians, 1364.

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), G113.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 655/65.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, II:448-449.

ESTC R22620.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full calf.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: R. Edgcumbe (?): ms. autograph on title page.