The English-American, His Travail by Sea and Land: or, A New Survey of the West-India's

The author presents a first-person travel account of lengthy journeys through Spanish America, combining vivid descriptions of cities, provincial routes, ports, fortifications, commodities, and religious life with reports of encounters, dangers, and festivals. Extended residence among Indigenous towns informs observations on customs, language, and governance, and the narrative recounts a personal conversion and return voyage. Chapters include practical detail for prospective visitors and a brief grammar of a native tongue, alongside critical commentary on colonial administration and the economic and military arrangements of the Spanish presence.