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Arte de navegar, em que se ensinão as regras praticas, e os modos de cartear, e de graduar a balestilha por via de numeros, e muitos problemas uteis á navegação: e roteiro das viagens, e costas maritimas de Guiné, Angola, Brazil, Indias, e Ilhas Occidentaes, e Orientaes, novamente emendado, e accrescentadas muitas derrotas

Description:
  • "Based on a work of the author's father, Luiz Serrão Pimentel, posthumously published by his son in Lisbon, 1681, with title: Arte pratica de navegar, …
Year:
1762
Contributor:
Pimentel, Manuel, 1650-1719
Pimentel, Luís Serrão, 1613-1679
Subject:
s-bl--- > af----- > ii-----
CPJCB
Navigation
Pilot guides
Brazil > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

The English-American his travail by sea and land: or, A new survey of the West-India's [sic]: containing a journall of three thousand and three hundred miles within the main land of America. Wherin is set forth his voyage from Spain to St. Iohn 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

Description:
  • By the true and painfull endevours of Thomas Gage, now preacher of the Word of God at Acris in the county of Kent, anno Dom. …
Year:
1648
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1648.
England > London
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Geschichte der zehenjährigen Reisen der Mitglieder der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Paris vornemlich des Herrn de la Condamine nach Peru in America in den Jahren 1735 bis 1745 worinne ausser verschiedenen Nachrichten von der gegenwärtigen Beschaffenheit der spanischen Colonien in America, und einer vollständigen Beschreibung des berühmten Amazonenflusses, auch noch verschiedene und besondere Anmerkungen zur Aufnahme der Sternkunde, Erdbeschreibung und Naturlehre befindlich sind

Description:
  • herausgegeben und mit einigen Beylagen und Kupfern begleitet von J.C.S.
  • Extract from: Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande. Leipzig. v.15-16, 1757-1758, in …
Year:
1763
Contributor:
La Condamine, Charles-Marie, 1701-1774
La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-1774
La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-1776
Wafer, Lionel, 1660?-1705?
Subject:
s------ > ncpn---
Scientific expeditions
South America > Description and travel
Panama > Description and travel
Germany > Erfurt
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Des Herrn Juan de Posos Beschreibung des mächtigen Königreichs Krinke Kesmes, welche eine grosse Insul, nebst vielen darzu gehörigen kleinen Eylanden, alle zusammen aber ein Theil des unbekannten Südlandes: darinne von der Policey und Justitz, dem Gottes-Dienste, der Handelschafft, ... gehandelt wird; nebst dem Holländischen Robinson, oder dem merckwürdigen Leben und den besonders curieusen Avanturen Heinrich Texels, eines Holländers, welcher auf derselben 30. Jahr lang auf eine höchst-wunderbare Weise in der Einsamkeit zugebracht, von ihm selbst beschrieben

Description:
  • Beydes vegen seiner ungemeinen Curiosität in das Deutsche übersetzt und mit saubern Kupfern gezieret.
  • Author's name from Holzmann & Bohatta and Gove.
  • Translation of: Beschryvinge …
Year:
1748
Contributor:
Smeeks, Hendrik, -1721
Subject:
s------
Voyages, Imaginary
Robinsonades
South America > Description and travel
Germany > Delitzsch
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Herrn P. Wolfgang Bayers, ehemaligen americanischen Glaubenspredigers der Gesellschaft Jesu, Reise nach Peru

Description:
  • Von ihm selbst beschrieben. Herausgegeben von C.G. von Murr.
  • Originally published as an article in: Journal zur Kunstgeschichte und zur allgemeinen Litteratur (edited by Christoph …
Year:
1776
Contributor:
Bayer, Wolfgang, 1722-1796
Murr, Christoph Gottlieb von, 1733-1811
Subject:
s-pe--- > s------
Jesuits > Peru
Indians of South America > Peru
Indian linguistics > Aymara language
Peru > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Neue Welt: das ist, warhafftige Beschreibunge aller schönen Historien von Erfindung viler vnbekanten Königreichen, Landschafften, Insulen vnnd Stedten ... Dergleichen vorhin in Keinen Chronicken beschrieben ... zur Fürderung des gemeinen Nutzes zusamen getragen

Description:
  • Durch Vlrich Schmid von Straubingen, vnd andern mehr, so in eigner Person gegenwertig gewesen.
  • Previously issued with same imprint as the second part of: Erst …
Year:
1567
Contributor:
Schmidel, Ulrich, approximately 1505-approximately 1581
Subject:
a-ii--- > s------
India > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1567.
Germany > Frankfurt
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

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

Description:
  • By the true and painful endevours of Thomas Gage, preacher of the Word of God at Deal in the county of Kent.
  • Edition statement precedes …
Year:
1655
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661
Edgcumbe, R.
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1655.
England > London
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

A new survey of the West-Indies: Being a journal of three thousand and three hundred miles within the main land of America

Description:
  • 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 …
Year:
1711
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1711.
England > London
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

A new survey of the West-Indies: being a journal of three thousand and three hundred miles within the main land of America

Description:
  • 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 …
Year:
1699
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Fry, Thomas, d. 1769
Marlow, M.
Love, Herbert.
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1699.
England > London
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

A new survey of the West-Indies: or, The English American his travel by sea and land: 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 S. John de Ulhua; and thence to Xalappa, to Tlaxcalla, the City of Angels, 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 XII. years about Guatemala, especiall [sic] in the Indian town of Mixco, Pinola, Petapa, Amatitlan. As also his strange and wonderful 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, Porto Bello, Cartagena and Havana, with divers occurents 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, behavior of Spaniards, priests and friers, black-moors, mulatto's, mestitso's, Indians; and of their feasts and solemnities. With a grammar, or some of few rudiments of the Indian tongue, called Poconchi or Pocoman

Description:
  • By Thomas Gage.
  • First published London, 1648 under title: The English-American, his travail by sea and land. In this edition, Chalmoner's poem and chapter 22 …
Year:
1677
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1677.
England > London
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Nieuwe ende seer naeuwkeurige reyse door de Spaensche West-Indien

Description:
  • van Thomas Gage; met seer curieuse soo land-kaerten als historische figueren verciert ende met twee registers voorsien. ; Overgeset door H.V.Q.
  • Added, engraved title page …
Year:
1682
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Quellenburg, Henrick van.
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1682.
Netherlands > Utrecht
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Nieuwe ende seer naeuwkeurige reyse door de Spaensche West-Indien van Thomas Gage: met seer curieuse soo land-kaerten als historische figueren verciert ende met twee registers voorsien

Description:
  • Overgeset door H.V.Q.
  • Added, engraved title page reads: Nieuwe en seer nauwkeurige reijse door de Spaensche Westindien van Thomas Gage met verscheijde curieuse plaeten voorsien …
Year:
1700
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Quellenburg, Henrick van.
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1700.
Netherlands > Amsterdam
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Nouveau voyage autour du monde, en Asie, en Amérique et en Afrique, en 1788, 1789 et 1790: précédé d'un voyage en Italie et en Sicile en 1787; avec un recueil de tout ce que les voyageurs ont publié de plus curieux sur toutes les parties du globe, excepté l'Europe, sur leurs arts, leurs sciences, leurs productions commerciales et naturelles, leurs moeurs et leurs usages, ainsi que l'histoire de leurs gouvernemens anciens et modernes

Description:
  • Pagination: v. 1: vi, 504 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: 420 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 3: 414, [2] p., …
Year:
1797
Contributor:
Pagès, (Pierre Marie François), 1748-1793
Pagès, François, 1745-1802
Subject:
Voyages around the world
Italy > Description and travel
Africa > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Asia > Description and travel
Oceania > Description and travel
North America > Description and travel
France > Paris
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Nouveau voyage autour du monde, en Asie, en Amérique et en Afrique, en 1788, 1789 et 1790: précédé d'un voyage en Italie et en Sicile en 1787; avec un recueil de tout ce que les voyageurs ont publié de plus curieux sur toutes les parties du globe, excepté l'Europe, sur leurs arts, leurs sciences, leurs productions commerciales et naturelles, leurs moeurs et leurs usages, ainsi que l'histoire de leurs gouvernemens anciens et modernes

Description:
  • Pagination: v. 1: vi, 504 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: 420 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 3: 414, [2] p., …
Year:
1797
Contributor:
Pagès, (Pierre Marie François), 1748-1793
Pagès, François, 1745-1802
Subject:
Voyages around the world
Italy > Description and travel
Africa > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Asia > Description and travel
Oceania > Description and travel
North America > Description and travel
France > Paris
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Nouveau voyage autour du monde, en Asie, en Amérique et en Afrique, en 1788, 1789 et 1790: précédé d'un voyage en Italie et en Sicile en 1787; avec un recueil de tout ce que les voyageurs ont publié de plus curieux sur toutes les parties du globe, excepté l'Europe, sur leurs arts, leurs sciences, leurs productions commerciales et naturelles, leurs moeurs et leurs usages, ainsi que l'histoire de leurs gouvernemens anciens et modernes

Description:
  • Pagination: v. 1: vi, 504 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: 420 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 3: 414, [2] p., …
Year:
1797
Contributor:
Pagès, (Pierre Marie François), 1748-1793
Pagès, François, 1745-1802
Subject:
Voyages around the world
Italy > Description and travel
Africa > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Asia > Description and travel
Oceania > Description and travel
North America > Description and travel
France > Paris
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Nouvelle relation, contenant les voyages de Thomas Gage dans la Nouvelle Espagne: ses diverses avantures; & son retour par la province de Nicaragua, jusques à la Havane. Avec la description de la ville de Mexique telle qu'elle estoit autrefois, & comme elle est à present. Ensemble vne description exacte des terres & provinces que possedent les Espagnols en toute l'Amerique, de la forme de leur gouvernement ecclesiastique & politique, de leur commerce, de leurs moeurs, & de celles de criolles, des metifs [sic], des mulatres, des indiens, & des negres. Et un traité de la langue poconchi ou pocomane. Dedié à Monseigneur Colbert secretaire d'etat

Description:
  • Le tout traduit de l'anglois, par le Sieur de Beaulieu Huës O Neil.
  • Translation of: The English-American his travail by sea and land, or, A …
Year:
1676
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Baillet, Adrien, 1649-1706
Bromsen, Maury A.
Indigenous Languages Digitization Project (John Carter Brown Library)
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1676.
France > Paris
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Nouvelle relation, contenant les voyages de Thomas Gage dans la Nouvelle Espagne: ses diverses avantures; & son retour par la province de Nicaragua, jusques à la Havane. Avec la description de la ville de Mexique telle qu'elle estoit autrefois, & comme elle est à present. Ensemble vne description exacte des terres & provinces que possedent les Espagnols en toute l'Amerique, de la forme de leur gouvernement ecclesiastique & politique, de leur commerce, de leurs moeurs, & de celles de criolles, des metifs [sic], des mulatres, des indiens, & des negres. Et un traité de la langue poconchi ou pocomane. Dedié à Monseigneur Colbert secretaire d'etat

Description:
  • Le tout traduit de l'anglois, par le Sieur de Beaulieu Huës O Neil.
  • Translation of: The English-American his travail by sea and land, or, A …
Year:
1676
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Baillet, Adrien, 1649-1706
Bromsen, Maury A.
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1676.
France > Paris
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Nouvelle relation, contenant les voyages de Thomas Gage dans la Nouvelle Espagne: ses diverses avantures; & son retour par la province de Nicaragua, jusques à la Havane. Avec la description de la ville de Mexique telle qu'elle estoit autrefois, & comme elle est à present. Ensemble vne description exacte des terres & provinces que possedent les Espagnols en toute l'Amerique, de la forme de leur gouvernement ecclesiastique & politique, de leur commerce, de leurs moeurs, & de celles de criolles, des metifs [sic], des mulatres, des indiens, & des negres. Et un traité de la langue poconchi ou pocomane. Dedié à Monseigneur Colbert secretaire d'etat

Description:
  • Le tout traduit de l'anglois, par le Sieur de Beaulieu Huës O Neil.
  • Translation of: The English-American his travail by sea and land, or, A …
Year:
1676
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Baillet, Adrien, 1649-1706
Bromsen, Maury A.
Subject:
nw----- > n-mx--- > cl----- > s------
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Pokonchi language
Pokonchi language > Grammar
Pokomam language
Pokomam language > Grammar
Indian linguistics > Pokonchi language
Indian linguistics > Pokomam language
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1676.
France > Paris
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Nueva relacion que contiene los viages de Tomas Gage en la Nueva España: sus diversas aventuras, y su vuelta por la provincia de Nicaragua hasta la Habana: con la descripcion de la ciudad de Mejico, tal como estaba otra vez y como se encuentra ahora (1625): unida una descripcion exacta de las tierras y provincias que poseen los españoles en toda la America, de la forma de su gobierno eclesiastico y politico, de su comercio, de sus costumbres, y las de los criollos, mestizos, mulatos, Indios y negroes

Description:
  • Abridged translation of: The English-American his travail by sea and land, or, A nevv survey of the VVest-India's, first printed London, 1648, omitting among other …
Year:
1838
Contributor:
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656
Andrade, José Maria, 1807-1883
Subject:
Missions > Latin America
Chocolate > Mexico
Chocolate drinks > Mexico
Cocoa > Mexico
Mayas > Social life and customs
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs
Mexico > Description and travel
West Indies > Description and travel
Central America > Description and travel
South America > Description and travel
Imprint 1838.
France > Paris
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
Full Record

Parte primera dela chronica del Peru: Que tracta la demarcacion de sus prouincias: la descripcion dellas. Las fundaciones de las nueuas ciudades. Los ritos y costumbres de los indios. y otras cosas estrañas dignas de ser sabidas

Description:
  • Imprint from colophon.
  • Signatures: [cross] 2[cross] A-Q R ([cross]1 verso blank)
  • Title in black and red.
  • Title page vignette: royal coat of arms.
  • Printed in …
Year:
1553
Contributor:
Cieza de León, Pedro de, 1518-1554
Narbona, Alonso.
Subject:
s-pe---
Indians of South America > History
South America > Description and travel
South America > History > To 1806
Peru > Description and travel
Peru > History > To 1548
Spain > Seville
Collection:
John Carter Brown Library
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