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Carsten Niebuhr Expedition
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Carsten_Niebuhr_Expedition
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Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Danish_Arabia_Expedition
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:destination
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:India
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Arabia
gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:endDate
1767
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Carsten_Niebuhr
gptkb:Peter_Forsskål
gptkb:Christian_Carl_Kramer
gptkb:Frederik_Christian_von_Haven
gptkb:Georg_Wilhelm_Baurenfeind
Ludwig Ferdinand von Berg
gptkbp:organizedBy
gptkb:King_Frederick_V_of_Denmark
gptkbp:publishedIn
gptkb:Beschreibung_von_Arabien
Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien und andern umliegenden Ländern
gptkbp:purpose
archaeology
cartography
linguistics
natural history
ethnography
scientific exploration of Arabia
gptkbp:result
ethnographic observations
botanical and zoological collections
Niebuhr was the only surviving member
detailed maps of Yemen and Arabia
significant contributions to geography and natural sciences
documentation of cuneiform inscriptions at Persepolis
gptkbp:route
Copenhagen to Istanbul to Egypt to Yemen to India to Persia to Denmark
gptkbp:significance
major source of European knowledge about Arabia in the 18th century
first scientific expedition to Arabia
gptkbp:sponsor
gptkb:Royal_Danish_Academy_of_Sciences_and_Letters
gptkbp:startDate
1761
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Royal_Danish_Arabia_Expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Carsten Niebuhr Expedition