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236: 171: 203:, was tasked to purchase oriental manuscripts and to transcribe inscriptions. Furthermore, to make observations on the Arabic language, with a focus to help on the obscure passages of the Old Testament. 294:; both Baurenfeind and Berggren died en route, and Kramer died soon after landing. Niebuhr was the only surviving member. He stayed in Bombay for fourteen months and then returned home by way of 287:, but suffered from the climate and returned to Mocha. Niebuhr seems to have preserved his own life and restored his health by adopting native dress and eating native food. 216:
Christian Carl Kramer†: Physician, was to research medical questions, both on the scientific and also on a more practical level, among the people of Arabia.
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Hansen, Anne Haslund, Niebuhr's Museum, "Artefacts and Souvenirs from the Royal Danish Expedition to Arabia 1761-1767," Copenhagen 2016.
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Early History of Ethnography and Ethnology in the German Enlightenment: Anthropological Discourse in Europe and Asia, 1710-1808
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inscriptions at Persepolis proved to be a key turning point in the decipherment of cuneiform and the birth of
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survived, returning to Denmark in 1767. The journey has been chronicled by the 20th century novelist,
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Six people went on the expedition, and five died. † denotes which members died on the expedition.
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died, and shortly afterwards Forsskål died. The remaining members of the expedition visited
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Georg Wilhelm Baurenfeind†: Artist and painter, tasked to sketch the finds of the others.
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in February 1767, and finally arrived in Copenhagen the following November.
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Carsten Niebuhr in the attire of a distinguished Arab in Yemen, gift from
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January 4, 1761 – November 20, 1767
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Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient
267:, and then in October 1762 the expedition sailed to 189:†: Finnish/Swedish natural scientist and student of 213:, was to observe and take measurements for mapping. 540: 138:with additional research goals concerned with 535:by Colin Thubron, New York Review of Books 134:. Its principal goal was to elucidate the 382: 435: 404: 402: 400: 398: 396: 394: 376: 290:From Mocha, the expedition continued to 234: 169: 541: 239:Danish expedition to Yemen (1761–1767) 480: 429: 408: 391: 474: 150:. It had six members, of whom only 13: 505: 322:(making many important sketches), 14: 580: 515: 483:"The Arabian Journey 1761-1767" 436:Abdullah, Thabit A. J. (2018). 411:"The Arabian Journey 1761-1767" 346:around 1764. After a visit to 318:. He also visited the ruins of 271:and then journeyed overland to 387:. Leiden: Privately published. 1: 522:The Arabian Journey 1761-1767 369: 243:The expedition departed from 230: 197:Frederik Christian von Haven 7: 54:6 years, 320 days 10: 585: 330:(where he reported on the 165: 350:, he made a tour through 222:Lars Berggren†: Acted as 122:scientific expedition to 96: 86: 76: 68: 58: 50: 31: 25: 21: 569:Expeditions from Denmark 559:Exploration of West Asia 383:Vermeulen, Hans (2008). 342:. He likely visited the 108:Danish Arabia expedition 91:University of Copenhagen 17:Danish Arabia expedition 489:. Royal Danish Library 417:. Royal Danish Library 240: 179: 115: 81:Frederick V of Denmark 448:(3). Brill: 396–425. 275:. Here, in May 1763, 238: 173: 344:Behistun Inscription 310:. His copies of the 564:African expeditions 481:Rasmussen, Stig T. 409:Rasmussen, Stig T. 18: 263:, Niebuhr visited 255:and ascending the 241: 180: 116:Den Arabiske Rejse 26:Den Arabiske Rejse 16: 549:Asian expeditions 283:, the capital of 104: 103: 576: 499: 498: 496: 494: 478: 472: 471: 469: 468: 433: 427: 426: 424: 422: 406: 389: 388: 380: 356:Taurus Mountains 259:. Proceeding to 46: 44: 40: 27: 22:Native name 19: 15: 584: 583: 579: 578: 577: 575: 574: 573: 554:1761 in Denmark 539: 538: 518: 508: 506:Further reading 503: 502: 492: 490: 479: 475: 466: 464: 434: 430: 420: 418: 407: 392: 381: 377: 372: 233: 207:Carsten Niebuhr 178:, Imam of Yemen 168: 158:, in his novel 156:Thorkild Hansen 152:Carsten Niebuhr 140:natural history 42: 38: 36: 12: 11: 5: 582: 572: 571: 566: 561: 556: 551: 537: 536: 533:Lost In Arabia 530: 524: 517: 516:External links 514: 513: 512: 507: 504: 501: 500: 473: 428: 390: 374: 373: 371: 368: 364:Constantinople 354:, crossed the 249:4 January 1761 232: 229: 228: 227: 220: 217: 214: 204: 194: 187:Peter Forsskål 176:al-Mahdi Abbas 167: 164: 102: 101: 98: 94: 93: 88: 84: 83: 78: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 60: 56: 55: 52: 48: 47: 33: 29: 28: 23: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 581: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 552: 550: 547: 546: 544: 534: 531: 528: 525: 523: 520: 519: 510: 509: 488: 484: 477: 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 432: 416: 412: 405: 403: 401: 399: 397: 395: 386: 379: 375: 367: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 288: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 251:, landing at 250: 246: 237: 225: 221: 218: 215: 212: 208: 205: 202: 198: 195: 192: 191:Carl Linnaeus 188: 185: 184: 183: 177: 172: 163: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 136:Old Testament 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 99: 95: 92: 89: 85: 82: 79: 75: 71: 67: 64: 61: 57: 53: 49: 34: 30: 24: 20: 491:. Retrieved 486: 476: 465:. Retrieved 445: 441: 431: 419:. Retrieved 414: 384: 378: 289: 242: 226:on the trip. 211:Cartographer 181: 160:Arabia Felix 159: 107: 105: 87:Organized by 529:(in Danish) 316:Assyriology 265:Mount Sinai 201:Philologist 148:cartography 63:Middle East 543:Categories 467:2023-07-05 370:References 362:, reached 308:Persepolis 253:Alexandria 245:Copenhagen 231:Expedition 72:Expedition 43:1767-11-20 39:1761-01-04 454:0022-4995 352:Palestine 332:Mandaeans 312:cuneiform 277:von Haven 144:geography 77:Patron(s) 462:26572309 118:) was a 59:Location 51:Duration 41: – 527:Article 493:1 March 421:1 March 324:Baghdad 320:Babylon 300:Bushire 224:orderly 166:Members 37: ( 460:  452:  348:Cyprus 340:Aleppo 338:, and 306:, and 304:Shiraz 296:Muscat 292:Bombay 269:Jeddah 146:, and 130:, and 128:Arabia 120:Danish 112:Danish 97:Deaths 487:kb.dk 458:JSTOR 415:kb.dk 360:Bursa 336:Mosul 328:Basra 285:Yemen 281:Sanaa 273:Mocha 132:Syria 124:Egypt 495:2016 450:ISSN 423:2016 261:Suez 257:Nile 106:The 69:Type 32:Date 358:to 334:), 247:on 199:†: 545:: 485:. 456:. 446:61 444:. 440:. 413:. 393:^ 326:, 302:, 298:, 209:: 162:. 142:, 126:, 114:: 497:. 470:. 425:. 110:( 100:5 45:)

Index

Middle East
Frederick V of Denmark
University of Copenhagen
Danish
Danish
Egypt
Arabia
Syria
Old Testament
natural history
geography
cartography
Carsten Niebuhr
Thorkild Hansen

al-Mahdi Abbas
Peter Forsskål
Carl Linnaeus
Frederik Christian von Haven
Philologist
Carsten Niebuhr
Cartographer
orderly

Copenhagen
4 January 1761
Alexandria
Nile
Suez
Mount Sinai

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