Nationaal Archief

The National Archives is the main archive of the Netherlands, based in The Hague. It manages the archives of the Cabinet of the Queen, the First and the Second Chamber, the former colonies and all ministries. There are also many private archives that have national significance, including the archives of well-known at home and abroad, politicians, influential families, associations and umbrella organizations, faith communities and businesses. At the international level, the National Archives maintains a large collection of maps and drawings. Of great importance not only for the Netherlands is the archive of the Dutch East India Company (VOC ), the registered together with the kept in the Union of South Africa, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia held in 2003 as a UNESCO Memory ( Memory of the World ) of UNESCO been.

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Meilink Roelofsz, M. A. P.; Raven, R.; Spijkerman, H.: De architectura even van de Verenigde Dutch East India Company (1602-1795) = The Archives of the Dutch East India Company ( 1602-1795 ). 's- Gravenhage: Sdu Uitgeverij Koninginnegracht, 1992.
Roessingh, Marius PH: Het archief van de Nederlandse Factorij in Japan, 1609-1860. Netherlands. Algemeen Rijksarchief, 's- Gravenhage (1964).