Project Gutenberg 2007-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 79 La Harpe, Jean-François de 1739 1803 Harpe, Jean-François de La La Harpe, Jean-Francois de Laharpe, Jean-François De La Harpe, Jean-François Abrégé de l'Histoire Générale des Voyages (Tome 1) Produced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Abrégé de l'Histoire Générale des Voyages (Tome 1)" by Jean-François de La Harpe is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work serves as an abridged history of global exploration and travel, tracing the evolution of travel from ancient times to La Harpe's contemporaneous era. It reflects on the interconnections between different civilizations throughout history and the geographical knowledge that has been accumulated over time. The opening of this comprehensive history introduces the concept of geography and exploration, discussing early human civilizations and their perceptions of the world around them. La Harpe describes how, in primitive societies, people were primarily concerned with survival and lacked an understanding of the wider world. As civilization progressed, communication and trade expanded, leading to a blend of myth, superstition, and actual knowledge about distant lands. The text lays the groundwork for a more profound discussion on the contributions of various cultures to the body of knowledge about geography and exploration, setting the stage for detailed accounts of specific voyages and discoveries that will unfold in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Voyages and travels G Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 629112 628837 2024-09-10T03:55:50.043871 2023-09-10T07:34:32.042753 text/html text/html 615932 2021-01-02T22:54:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1057886 2021-01-02T22:54:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1137415 2024-09-10T03:55:58.208820 application/epub+zip 1142276 2024-09-10T03:55:52.070816 application/epub+zip 303018 2024-09-10T03:55:50.911878 application/epub+zip 1449271 2024-09-10T03:56:03.237763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1392304 2024-09-10T03:55:57.293797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553632 2022-09-10T13:49:12.949362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585578 585299 2024-09-10T03:55:49.080889 2023-09-10T07:34:31.278740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 571174 2021-01-02T22:54:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 209883 2021-01-02T22:54:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19014 2024-09-10T03:56:03.372779 application/rdf+xml 21808 2024-09-10T03:55:51.273858 image/jpeg 4720 2024-09-10T03:55:51.092844 image/jpeg 1126456 2024-09-10T03:55:50.116888 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia