Project Gutenberg 2007-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 183 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.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Voyages and travels G Text FR Voyages et pays Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 629251 2025-08-09T11:16:21.813976 text/html 615932 2021-01-02T22:54:28 text/html 1162784 2025-08-09T11:16:31.254862 application/epub+zip 1167363 2025-08-09T11:16:25.416925 application/epub+zip 307502 2025-08-09T11:16:24.030917 application/epub+zip 1495066 2025-08-09T11:16:35.845334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1438211 2025-08-09T11:16:30.259880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553632 2022-09-10T13:49:12.949362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585578 2025-08-09T11:16:20.994962 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 571174 2021-01-02T22:54:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19186 2025-08-09T11:16:35.969338 application/rdf+xml 21717 2025-08-09T11:16:24.528913 image/jpeg 4719 2025-08-09T11:16:24.279906 image/jpeg 209883 2021-01-02T22:54:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 1057886 2021-01-02T22:54:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 1149577 2025-08-09T11:16:21.881927 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia