Dutch National Archives recover 25 stolen historical documents
The Dutch National Archives confirmed the return of 25 items, including seventeenth-century records of the Dutch East India Company. The items were found in an attic and passed to art detective Arthur Brand, who worked with police and the archives. Brand’s photograph, published by The Art Newspaper, shows a recovered ship log compiled by Michiel de Ruyter.
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