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Short notice : To commemorate shared pasts. Legislation related to enslavement and multicultural relations in the Dutch West Indies colonies, c. 1670 – c. 1870

Authors: Marijcke Schillings (Huygens Institute (KNAW - Amsterdam)) , Henk-Jan van Dapperen

Abstract

Summaries or transcripts of ordinances proclaimed in Suriname, Guyana, Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba and half of St. Martin, and related to enslavement and multicultural relations, have been available digitally since 2013-2014, via two web applications titled “The Dutch in the Caribbean World, c. 1670-c. 1870” and “Guyana ordinance book, 1670-1870”.

Keywords: Ordinances, 17th -19th centuries, Dutch West Indies colonies

How to Cite: Schillings, M. & Dapperen, H. v. (2022) “Short notice : To commemorate shared pasts. Legislation related to enslavement and multicultural relations in the Dutch West Indies colonies, c. 1670 – c. 1870”, Journal for Digital Legal History. 1(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/dlh.85306