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The unfortunate Englishmen; or, a faithful narrative of the distresses and adventures of John Cockburn, and five other mariners, viz. Thomas Bounce, John Holland, Richard Banister, John Balmain, and Thomas Robinson, who were taken by a Spanish guarda costa, in the John and Ann, Captain Burt, And set on Shore, naked and wounded, at Porto Cavallo: Containing A Journey over Land from the Gulph of Honduras to the Great South Sea; Wherein are many new and useful Discoveries of the Interior of those unknown Regions of America. Also, An Account of the Manners, Customs, and Behaviour of the several Indian Nations, Inhabiting an Extent of Country upwards of 2500 Miles; Particularly Of their Disposition to the Spaniards and English.
Cockburn, John, Mariner.Date: 1794- Books
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The unfortunate Englishmen: Or, A faithful narrative, of the distresses and adventures of John Cockburn, and five other English mariners; viz. Thomas Bounce, John Holland, Richard Banister, John Balman and Thomas Robinson. Who were taken by a Spanish Guarda Costa, in the John and Anne, Edwad Burt, master, and set on shore at a place call'd Porto Cavallo, naked and wounded. Containing a jouney over land from the gulph of Honduras to the Great South Sea, wherein is some new and very useful discoveries of the inland of those almost unknown parts of America. As also an account of the manners, customs, and behaviour of the several Indians inhabiting a tract of land of 2400 miles; particularly of their dispositions towards the Spaniards and English.
Cockburn, John, Mariner.Date: 1779- Books
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A survey of the Spanish-West-Indies. Being a journal of three thousand and three hundred miles on the continent of America: by Tho. Gage, gent. Giving an account of the Spanish navigatin thither; their Government, Castles, Ports, Commodities, Religion, Priests and Friers, Negro's, Mulatto's, Mesliso's, Indians; and of their Feasts and Solemnities. Also His own Voyage from Spain to S. John de Ulbua; and thence to Xalapa, Tlaxcalla, Ciudad de los Angelos, and Mexico: With a Description of that great City, as in former times, and at present. Likewise His Journey thence through Guaxaca, Chiapa, Guate mala, Vera Paz, &c. with his abode XII. years about Guatemala, and an Account of his Return into his Native Country England: Describing Nicaragua and Costa Rica, to Nicoya, Panatna, Porto bello, Cartagena and Havana. With a grammar, or some few Rudiments of the Indian tongue, called Poconchi or Pocoman. With an exact map of the country.
Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656.Date: 1702- Books
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The unfortunate Englishmen: or, a faithful narrative of the distresses and adventures of John Cockburn, and five other English mariners, viz. Thomas Rounge, John Holland, Richard Banister, John Balman and Thomas Robinson. ...
Cockburn, John, Mariner.Date: [1745?]- Books
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The unfortunate Englishmen; or, a faithful narrative of the distresses and adventures of John Cockburn, and five other English mariners; viz. Thomas Bounce, John Holland, Richard Banister, John Balman, and Thomas Robinson, who were taken by a Spanish guarda costa, in the John and Anne, Edward Burt, Master, and set on shore at a place called Porto Cavallo, naked and wounded: Containing A Journey over Land from the Gulph of Honduras to the Great South Sea, wherein are some new and very useful Discoveries of the Inland of those almost unknown Parts of America: as also An Account of the Manners, Customs, and Behaviour of the several Indians inhabiting a Tract of Land of 2400 Miles; particularly of their dispositions towards the Spaniards and English.
Cockburn, John, Mariner.Date: [1790?]