A collection of ordinances or laws issued by Batavia and the government of Ceylon. Initially published as printed sources (Neerlandsch Indisch Plakaatboek and Ceylonees Plakaatboek), the dataset is essentially the running text of the books, with added metadata about the governor(-general) who issued it, and date of issue.
Note that it is unclear how comprehensive the original books were.
Additionally, the data manager or creator is unclear for this dataset.
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