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The English-American his Travail by Sea and Land: Or, A New Survery of the West-Indias, Containing a Journall of Three thousand and Three hundred Miles Within the main Land of America. Wherein is set fort his Voyage from Spain to St. John de Ulbua; and from hence 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 strange and wonderfull Conversion, and Calling from those remote Parts to his Native Country. 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 their Dominions, Government, Religion, Forts, Castles, Ports, Havens, Commodities, fashions, behavior of Spaniards, Prisests and Friers, Blackmores, Mulatto's, Mestiso's, Indians,' and their Feasts and Solemnities. With a Grammar, or some few Rudiments of the Indian Tongue, called, Poconchi, or Pocoman.

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The English-American his Travail by Sea and Land: Or, A New Survery of the West-Indias, Containing a Journall of Three thousand and Three hundred Miles Within the main Land of America. Wherein is set fort his Voyage from Spain to St. John de Ulbua; and from hence 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 strange and wonderfull Conversion, and Calling from those remote Parts to his Native Country. 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 their Dominions, Government, Religion, Forts, Castles, Ports, Havens, Commodities, fashions, behavior of Spaniards, Prisests and Friers, Blackmores, Mulatto's, Mestiso's, Indians,' and their Feasts and Solemnities. With a Grammar, or some few Rudiments of the Indian Tongue, called, Poconchi, or Pocoman.
Creator
Gage, Thomas (Author)
Publisher
London, England : R. Cotes
Language
English
Abstract/Description
Written by Thomas Gage and published in 1648, this is a narrative account of his travels from Spain to the Americas, with special attention to his experiences in Latin America.
Subjects and keywords
Travel Narrative
Geography
Latin America
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Date created
1648
Citation
Gage, Thomas. The English-American his Travail by Sea and Land: Or, A New Survery of the West-Indias, Containing a Journall of Three thousand and Three hundred Miles Within the main Land of America. Wherein is set fort his Voyage from Spain to St. John de Ulbua; and from hence 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 strange and wonderfull Conversion, and Calling from those remote Parts to his Native Country. 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 their Dominions, Government, Religion, Forts, Castles, Ports, Havens, Commodities, fashions, behavior of Spaniards, Prisests and Friers, Blackmores, Mulatto's, Mestiso's, Indians,' and their Feasts and Solemnities. With a Grammar, or some few Rudiments of the Indian Tongue, called, Poconchi, or Pocoman. London: R. Cotes, 1648.

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