Gage, Thomas. A New Survey of the West-Indies… The Fourth Edition. London: M. Clark for J. Nicholson and T. Newhorough, 1699.

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Thomas Gage was a Dominican friar who traveled to Central America from 1625 to 1637 and recounted his experiences in A New Survey of the West Indies... (1699) This book became a sensation in England as Gage provides insights to American geography and society, and promotes anti-Spanish sentiment through his descriptions of Spanish affluence in America. This and the first edition from 1677 are both available on the electronic database, Early English Books Online (EEBO).

A Caribbean map from this book, titled "A New Map of the Empire of Mexico..." is featured in the Maps section of this online exhibit

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