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I looked it up (well, kinda). It's from the Crawfurd collection. Some were looted by the British, but most were bought or acquired by normal means. https://www.
by NoImmatureAdHom 6y ago
I looked it up (well, kinda). It's from the Crawfurd collection. Some were looted by the British, but most were bought or acquired by normal means. https://www.academia.edu/43066387/The_Origins_of_the_John_Crawfurd_Collection_of_Javanese_Manuscripts_in_the_British_Library_An_Overview https://www.academia.edu/43066387/The_Origins_of_the_John_Cr...
Also, turns out Crawfurd was a political "radical" of the time, calling for universal suffrage, secret ballots, and public education.