Gage, Thomas (1603?-1656) A New Survey of the West Indies

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Gage, Thomas (1603?-1656) A New Survey of the West Indies. London: by Clark for Nicolson and Newborough, 1699.
Fourth edition, with Lamb's folding New Mapp of the Empire of Mexico, octavo (also published under the title: English-American his Travail by Sea and Land),in contemporary paneled calf, rebacked, 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.
The text describes Catholic missions in Mexico, and contains many ethnographic observations, including a grammar of the Pokonchi language.
Estimate $400-600

B4, second B-Z8, Aa-Ii8. (with final ?blank)


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