Project Gutenberg 2011-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 67 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 4) 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 4)" by Jean-François de La Harpe is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work explores the natural history and geography of Africa, focusing particularly on regions such as the Cape of Good Hope, the Hottentots, and Monomotapa. The narrative likely aims to provide insights into the wildlife, culture, and resources of these areas through detailed descriptions. At the start of the tome, the author discusses the climate, flora, and fauna of the Cape of Good Hope. He elaborates on the seasonal changes, the characteristics of local water sources, and the agricultural practices of the inhabitants, particularly the Hottentots. The text details various wild animals found in the area, including elephants, rhinoceroses, lions, and unique species like the suricate and oryctérope. Through vivid descriptions, La Harpe presents an intricate picture of the region's natural environment and the interactions between European settlers and indigenous populations, setting the stage for further exploration of Africa's diverse landscapes and societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Voyages and travels G Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 610912 610440 2024-09-16T07:29:03.276551 2023-09-16T13:35:09.450883 text/html text/html 600364 2021-01-08T08:38:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 349959 2021-01-08T08:38:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 413114 2024-09-16T07:29:11.201479 application/epub+zip 418318 2024-09-16T07:29:05.256519 application/epub+zip 299689 2024-09-16T07:29:04.115499 application/epub+zip 711217 2024-09-16T07:29:16.006440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 659742 2024-09-16T07:29:10.294466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541311 2022-09-17T12:54:34.424748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573028 572749 2024-09-16T07:29:02.249500 2023-09-16T13:35:08.723857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 561248 2021-01-08T08:38:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 207578 2021-01-08T08:38:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19008 2024-09-16T07:29:16.148426 application/rdf+xml 21748 2024-09-16T07:29:04.496491 image/jpeg 4736 2024-09-16T07:29:04.313515 image/jpeg 414260 2024-09-16T07:29:03.341502 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