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Dutch art sleuth recovers stolen trove of UNESCO-listed documents

NETHERLANDS, JUL 9 – Arthur Brand recovered 25 priceless 17th century documents stolen in 2015, including rare Dutch East India Company archives designated UNESCO Memory of the World heritage.

  • A Dutch art sleuth has recovered stolen documents from the 15th to 19th century, including UNESCO-listed archives from the world's first multinational corporation.
  • Arthur Brand described the recovery as among his most significant discoveries.
  • UNESCO has designated the VOC archives as part of its 'Memory of the World' documentary heritage collection.
  • The documents were stolen in 2015 from the National Archives in The Hague.
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The Dutchman Arthur Brand identified these documents dating from the 15th to the 19th century that Unesco had classified, considering it to be a treasure of "the history of the modern world".

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The thief, already deceased, worked at the National Archive of the Netherlands in 2015. Artur Brand, the art detective, has contributed to the recovery of the loot.

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Dutch art sleuth recovers stolen trove of UNESCO-listed documents

A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several UNESCO-listed archives from the world's first multinational corporation.

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KULR-TV broke the news in Billings, United States on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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