Originally written in Spanish, between 1753 and 1765. Title of manuscript: Chilidugo ó Lengua de los Indios de el reyno de Chile.

Work divided into seven parts and one appendix (v. 1: pts. 1-2; v. 2: pts. 3-4; v. 3: pts. 5-7; appendix)

Title page v. 2 reads: Chilidúu pars tertia. Catechismus in prosa & versu. Tomus II. Monasterii Westphaliæ typis Aschendorfianis. 1777.

Title page v. 3 reads: Chilidúu pars quinta. Voces Latinæ eodem ordine et adjectis numeris. Tomus III. Monasterii Westphaliæ typis Aschendorfianis. 1777.

Appendix headed "Lachrymæ salutares" has special caption title and independent signatures and paging.

Vignette on title pages: Monogram of Jesus.

Date of publication on title page of v. 1 not given as part of the imprint, but on both sides of the vignette: 17

Signatures: v. 1: * A-2K; v. 2: 2L-3D; v. 3: 3E-3N chi1 A-E (E8 verso blank). Leaf 2N4 (v. 2) signed as "Nn3"; leaf 2R4 (v. 2) signed as "R4"; leaf A2 (appendix) signed as "A3"

Pages 321-328 in v. 1 not used; no text lacking. Page 460 (v. 1) misnumb.: "60"

Plates (5) unnumbered; 1 is a folded map. The illustration on leaf E8recto (appendix) is a text illustration, not a leaf of plates.

The accompanying material (music, forming part 6) was available separately, as was the map. The engraved half title (p. [1]) reads: Chiliduupars sexta. Notæ musicæ ad canendum in clavichordio cantiones partis tertiæ à n. 650 usque ad no. 676.

Errata (v. 1: p. 586; v. 2: p. 808; v. 3: p. 952, [1-2]; appendix: p.78). Errata v. 2 include corrections to the appendix; errata in v. 3: p. [2] include corrections to Havestadt's work: Zwölf Missions-Predigten. Münster, 1778.

Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, 3: 2392.

Medina, J.T. Bib. hispano-chilena, 543.

Backer-Sommervogel 4: col. 157-158 (no. 2)

Streit, R. Bib. missionum, 3: 1004.

Grässe 3: p. 220.

John Carter Brown Library copy, bound in contemporary calf, in two volumes (v. 1; v. 2-3), lacks the accompanying material; pages 2-8 available in facsim.