Charles Maumené

Charles Maumené is a little-known French author whose surviving published work suggests broad interests in both travel writing and historical iconography. Project Gutenberg identifies De Boe Hedma in Zuid-Tunis as a travel narrative from the early 20th century, describing landscapes, communities, and historical sites in southern Tunisia.

Library and museum records also link Maumené to the French art-historical work Iconographie des rois de France, written with Louis d'Harcourt. In those records, he is listed as "Ch. Maumené," and in some editions as a lieutenant-colonel, which hints at a military background, though the available sources here do not confirm further biographical details.

Because reliable biographical information appears to be scarce, much of his life remains unclear. What can be said with confidence is that his name is attached to works that combine careful observation with an interest in history, place, and visual culture.