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Christian Tuxen Falbe

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Christian Tuxen Falbe (1792–1849) was a Danish sailor, explorer, cartographer and diplomat. As consul to the Beylik of Tunis between 1821 and 1831, he the first to perform an archaeological survey on the site of Carthage and the first to produce a modern map of Tunis.

Bibliography

  • Recherches sur l’emplacement de Carthage (planches), Paris, Imprimé par autorisation du roi à l'Imprimerie Royale, Paris, Service historique de la Défense, Archives du département de la Marine, 1833
  • Description du plan de Tunis et de Carthage, Copenhague, Service historique de la Défense, Département de l'armée de terre, 1-M 1675. Asie et Afrique, Mémoires et reconnaissance/inventaire/série 1M tome II. F 141-166, 1832

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