Project Gutenberg 2013-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 57 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 6) Produced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://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 6)" by Jean-François de La Harpe is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume focuses on the travels in Asia, specifically detailing the adventures of the traveler Mandelslo as he explores regions within the Mogul Empire, such as Guzarate, Cambaye, and Visapour. The book likely intertwines descriptions of cultural, economic, and sociopolitical aspects of these regions with the narrative of exploration and discovery. The opening portion of the book introduces Mandelslo, a noble traveler eager to embark on his journey through India under the auspices of the Mogul Empire. We learn about his background and motivations, as well as his initial steps through significant cities like Amedabad and Cambaye. The text provides rich descriptions of the cities and their bustling trade, the intricate lifestyles of the local inhabitants, and vivid accounts of Mandelslo's observations, such as the production of various textiles and spices. The narrative captures not only the diversity of goods in trade but also the fascinating, sometimes brutal intricacies of local customs and governance, setting the stage for Mandelslo's expanding adventures in these exotic lands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Voyages and travels G Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 595534 595398 2024-09-18T04:17:03.877945 2023-09-18T12:43:22.102097 text/html text/html 584624 2013-05-03T15:02:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 520578 2013-05-03T15:02:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 587637 2024-09-18T04:17:11.285410 application/epub+zip 593815 2024-09-18T04:17:05.787919 application/epub+zip 292994 2024-09-18T04:17:04.681923 application/epub+zip 870258 2024-09-18T04:17:15.685391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831276 2024-09-18T04:17:10.449414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530893 2022-09-19T13:07:51.511647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562574 562296 2024-09-18T04:17:02.973932 2023-09-18T12:43:21.271108 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 550405 2013-05-03T15:02:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202153 2013-05-03T15:02:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19007 2024-09-18T04:17:15.819359 application/rdf+xml 21747 2024-09-18T04:17:05.046916 image/jpeg 4730 2024-09-18T04:17:04.864916 image/jpeg 590420 2024-09-18T04:17:03.940947 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia