Item Summary

Manuscript copy of a work on orthography of K'eq'chi, translated by "José Domingo Coy of Cobán. Together with typescript copy with commentary by William Gates stating "The original ms. of this curious little piece is in the Brinton collection. Transcript from copy made for me by Miss Breton, as above. WG - 4/1/30."

Descriptive Information

Title
Orthografia en lengua Eêcchî, traducida por José Domingo Coy, en la Ciudad de Cobán año 1870 : manuscript, 1870.
Call Number
C0744.01 (Garrett-Gates Mesoamerican Manuscripts, no. 267)
Identifier
https://library.princeton.edu/mssimages/garrett-gates%20mesoamerican/garrettgatesmeso267-f1r.jpg
Language
Mayan languages
Date Created
1870.
Format
Manuscript
Extent
1 v. (16 leaves) : paper ; 21 x 13 cm.
Provenance
Previously owned by William Gates; sold to Robert Garrett (purchased from William Gates in 1930); deposited by Garrett at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton in 1942; removed from the Institute in 1949, at Garrett's request, and donated to the Princeton University Library.
Source Acquisition
Gift; Robert Garrett; 1949.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Binding Note
Sewn, without boards.

Discovery Information

Subject
Kekchi language—Orthography and spelling
Kekchi language—Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Kekchi language—Texts
Indigenous Studies

Physical Characteristics

File Count
3

Institutional Information

Collection
Mesoamerican Manuscripts
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/3da5be0e-d7a0-4c86-9085-3caeea30efa0/manifest