Colonial Collections Consortium
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Military and navy

Name variations: Navy

Army and Navy personnel who operated in colonized territories collected objects in various ways during the colonial era.

Dutch authority in the Dutch East Indies, Suriname and on the Caribbean Islands relied heavily on the use of the military...

Sources

Secondary sources

Regeeringsalmanak voor Nederlandsch-Indië
Via Delpher, the editions can be found by selecting the title — https://www.delpher.nl/
Doing research
Royal Cabinet of Curiosities

Keywords

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Activity and Type of objects

  • Midshipman

Period of activity

  • 1924 – 1996

Geographical

  • Netherlands Antilles