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Jens Meijen: The Undersigned declares to have been informed of the nature and methods of historiography
Eighteen young Flemish and Dutch authors bring an artefact to life from the Slavery exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Jens Meijen wrote a poem inspired by a contract from 1706 between plantation owner Jonas Witsen and painter Dirk Valkenburg.
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Contract between plantation owner Jonas Witsen and painter Dirk Valkenburg, drawn up by notary H. Outgers, 24/27 February 1706 © City Archive Amsterdam/
The Undersigned declares to have been informed of the nature and methods of historiography
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