Voyage de Mr. Wafer, où l'on trouve la description de l'Isthme de l'Amerique
Publisher: Chez la veuve de Paul Marret de la Beurstraat
Published: 1714
Place of publication: A Amsterdam
Language: fre
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Social life and customs; Description and travel; Indians of South America; Indian linguistics; Cuna language; Glossaries, vocabularies; Cuna Indians; Natural history
Other titles: Voyage de Mr. Wafer.
Work titles: New voyage and description of the Isthmus of America
Notes: A new French translation of  the author's A new voyage and description of the Isthmus of America," first published London, 1699,  which differs from the first French translation printed under title "Les voyages de Lionnel Waffer contenant une description très-exacte de l'Isthme de l'Amerique & de toute la Nouvelle Espagne" and printed Paris, 1706.

"Des naturels du pais, de leurs coutumes, &c.", p. 105-151, 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. 146-147 compared with cardinal numbers in the Gaelic language on p. 149-150, and a brief selection of vocabulary and phrases in the Cuna language on p. 150-151.

A narrative by a Spanish captain, which includes a description of Spanish America, appears on p. 181-262.

Engraved printer's vignette on title page; head pieces; initials.

Signatures: A-L¹² M⁶

Includes index.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 714/153.

Brown, J.C.  Cat., 1493-1800, III: 199.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound as 1st item of 2 with: Relation du voyage du Port Royale de l'Acadie, ou de la Nouvelle France / by Dièreville, Amsterdam, 1710.