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 5) 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 5)" by Jean-François de La Harpe is a historical account likely written in the early 19th century. This volume primarily focuses on the travels and adventures of Portuguese travelers in Asia, documenting their experiences and the broader context of exploration during that era. The narrative is enriched with personal anecdotes and reflections, appealing to both historical interest and storytelling. The opening of the book introduces the journeys and remarkable adventures of Mendez-Pinto, a Portuguese voyager, beginning with his hardships and misfortunes several years before embarking on significant travels. It highlights his desperation, which drives him from poverty into the world of exploration. Mendez-Pinto recounts various encounters, including his capture by pirates and a harrowing descent into slavery, detailing the extreme challenges faced by explorers and drawing the reader into the vivid and often perilous life of a traveler during that period. Throughout, the opening sets the stage for a compelling tale of survival, bravery, and the pursuit of fortune against the backdrop of historical events and cultural encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Voyages and travels G Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 663486 663154 2024-09-16T07:29:17.057451 2023-09-16T13:35:21.511524 text/html text/html 649744 2021-01-08T08:39:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 393272 2021-01-08T08:39:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 455172 2024-09-16T07:29:24.753392 application/epub+zip 463005 2024-09-16T07:29:18.976437 application/epub+zip 318310 2024-09-16T07:29:17.876423 application/epub+zip 762507 2024-09-16T07:29:29.626371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715056 2024-09-16T07:29:23.896382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570499 2022-09-17T12:54:53.228869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627831 627552 2024-09-16T07:29:16.410419 2023-09-16T13:35:20.875966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 612218 2021-01-08T08:39:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 223736 2021-01-08T08:39:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19275 2024-09-16T07:29:29.767360 application/rdf+xml 21844 2024-09-16T07:29:18.244426 image/jpeg 4738 2024-09-16T07:29:18.056415 image/jpeg 457997 2024-09-16T07:29:17.126425 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