A new survey of the West-Indies
Subtitle: Being a journal of three thousand and three hundred miles within the main land of America
By: By Tho. Gage, the only Protestant that was ever known to have travel'd those parts. Setting forth his voyage from Spain to S. John de Ulhua; and thence to Xalapa, Tlaxcalla, the City of Angels, 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, his wonderful conversion and calling to his native country: with his return through Nicaragua and Costa Rica, to Nicoya, Panama, Porto Bello, Cartagena, and Havana. With 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 their feasts and solemnities. With a grammar, or some few rudiments of the Indian Tongue, called Poconchi or Pocoman
Edition: The 4th edition enlarg'd by the author, with an accurate map.
Publisher: Printed by Benj. Motte, for Tho. Horne, at the south entrance of the Royall Exchange
Published: 1711
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.

Streit, R. Bib. missionum, III:71.

Pilling, J.C. North American Indians, 1372.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 711/82.

Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, III:152.

ESTC N64561.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting title page; supplied in pen and ink facsimile with several errors in transcription: "Paconchi" and "Pacoman" for Poconchi and Pocoman, "indibus" for indians, and "ulbua" for Ulhua.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full calf.