02366cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000060010610000450011224500630015726400510022030000470027133600260031833700260034433800360037050000310040650802660043752012610070353400450196465300240200985600430203322558UtSlPG20260610133523.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aG1 aLa Harpe, Jean-François de,d1739-180310aAbrégé de l'Histoire Générale des Voyages (Tome 1) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-09-10  aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the
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available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France
(BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aVoyages and travels40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22558