US EditionDutch 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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Stolen Historic Documents Surface in Attic—Ten Years After an Employee Used Them as Collateral to Borrow Money
The thief likely took the trove when he worked for the Dutch National Archives in 2015. Recently, someone found them in storage and contacted art detective Arthur Brand
Famed Art Sleuth Notches Another Big Find
Dutch art detective Arthur Brand, often referred to as the "Indiana Jones of the Art World," has added another major recovery to his list: a trove of centuries-old documents stolen from the National Archives in The Hague in 2015. The cache includes rare items from the 15th to 19th centuries,...
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".
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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