ANOTHER TONGUE ANUNCIACION. 31 
Anthropological Society of Washington — continued. 
Powell (.J.W.) On the Evolution of Language, from a study of Indian lan- 
guages. Pp. 35-54. 
Wyandot Government. Pp. 7(5-92. 
■Ward(L. F.) Savage and Civilized Orthoepy. Pp. 106-111. 
130 Antonio (Gaspar). Vocabulario de la lengua de Yucatan. * 
This composition is named by Cogolludo in his Historio and by Pindo in his 
Bibliotheea. — Beristahi. 
Quite a lengthy notice is given of this author and his work by Carillo in the 
Bulletin of the Mes. Geog. Soc, vol. 4. 
131 Antrim (Beuajali J.) Pautographia, | or | TTniversal Drawings, | 
in the comparison of their natural and arbiti-ary laws, | with the 
nature and importance of | Pasigraphy, | as | The Science of 
Letters; | being particularly adapted to the orthoepic accuracy | 
requisite in international correspondences, and | the study of foreign 
languages. | With Specimens of more than Fifty Different Alx)ha- 
bets, including a concise description | of almost all others known 
generally throughout the World. | By Benajah J. Antrhn. | 
Philadelphia: | Published by the author, and for sale by | Thomas, 
Cowperthwait & Co. | 1843. | we. 
Pp. i-vi, 7-162. 12°. 
Cherokee alphabet with explanation of sounds, pp. 103-104. Numerals, 1-10, 
of the Eclemanch, Esquimaux, and Greenland, p. 153. 
132 Anunciacion(Fr.Doniingodela). DoctrinaXpianabreueycopendio | 
sa por via de dialogo entre vn maestro y vn disci- | pulo, sacada en 
legua castellana y mexicana y | copuesta jior el muy reuerendo padre 
fray | domingo de la anunciacion, vicario q | al presente es de cuyo- 
acan, de | la orden del bien auen | turado padre set'o | Domingo. | 
En Mexico eu casa de pedro ocharte. | 15C5. | 
Title with wood-cut of S. Domingo; verso the arms of Alojjso de Montufar, to 
•whom the work is dedicated; dedication 2 pp. in round letters. Text, in Gothic 
characters, two columns, 11. 3-84. The verso of 1. 83 is occupied by a wood-oit 
of the Virgin and child with six other figures. Bolow we read : 
A gloria y alabaga de firo redeptor jesu xpo y de sn ben- | dita 
madre y pa Ttilidad y prouecho de las aias, aq se aca | ba la decla- 
racion breue y copediosa de la doctrina xpiana | e legua espanola y 
mexicana, senteucia por sentecia, Fue | ympressa en esta rauy leal 
ciudad d mexico en casa d pedro | ocharte i)or madado dl yllustrissiuio 
y reueredissimo se- | iior do fray aloso d motufar, Arfobispo d la 
dicha ciudad | meritissimo acabose a 15. dias dl mes d mar(;o. 15G5 
afios. I * 
L. 84 contains the license to print the volunu', signed by the President and 
four auditors of the Audiencia of New Spain (Doctor Caynos, Doctor Viilalobos, 
Doctor Horozco, Doctor Vasco dc Puga, Antonio de Turfios), and dated at 
Mexico, October 25th, 1.564. The reverse of this page is occupied by a beautiful 
engraving, representing the arms of Castile, beneath which wo read: "Philipus 
dei gra Hyspauiarum et in- | diarum l?ex." 
This precious book, which is very rare, perhaps the ouly copy known, comes 
from the college of St. Gregory at Valladolid. It is perhaps the best preserved 
