This dataset is included in the NDE Dataset Register
What data are there in this dataset?
The open data consists of the metadata of 585,877 historical documents from RHC Rijnstreek en Lopikerwaard, containing 1,883,793 historical personal references. The pie chart shows the number of person entries per source type.
How can the dataset be downloaded?
Harvesting (A2A/XML)
The RHC Rijnstreek en Lopikerwaard historical document metadata dataset is provided as an OAI-PMH metadata feed. This feed is an implementation of an OAI-PMH data provider, based on OAI-PMH 2.0. The metadata is structured according to the Archives 2 All (A2A) model.
The URLs to harvests this dataset (set = rel):
Download (A2A/XML)
The dataset can be downloaded in A2A / XML format as a compressed file (.tar.gz):
- DownloadThis file with 585,877 records is created on August 23, 2026, the file size is 2 GB (uncompressed) / 116 MB (compressed).
Download (linked data in 'a2a vocabulaire')
The dataset can be downloaded in N-triples format as a compressed file (.ttl.gz.):
- DownloadThis file was created on August 23, 2026 and has a file size of 405 MB (compressed).
Download (CSV)
The dataset can be downloaded in parts in CSV format as a compressed file (.csv.gz):
- DownloadFile with data of source type Births. This file with 141,279 lines was created on August 23, 2026, the file size is 79 MB (uncompressed) / 12 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Marriages. This file with 36,241 lines was created on August 23, 2026, the file size is 28 MB (uncompressed) / 4 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Deaths. This file with 127,635 lines was created on August 23, 2026, the file size is 82 MB (uncompressed) / 12 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Funerals . This file with 101,414 lines was created on August 23, 2026, the file size is 64 MB (uncompressed) / 7 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Baptisms. This file with 110,965 lines was created on August 23, 2026, the file size is 64 MB (uncompressed) / 10 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Notarial archives. This file with 68,343 lines was created on August 23, 2026, the file size is 173 MB (uncompressed) / 13 MB (compressed).
License
This dataset is offered by Open Archives under a Creative Commons 0 license (Public Domain Dedication). This means that you can copy, modify, distribute and execute the work, even for commercial purposes, without asking permission. It is appreciated if you contact Open Archives if you use this dataset, maybe we can do even more for each other!
The dataset can contain URLs to images and images of third-party viewers, the CC0-license does not apply to those items! Check the website of the relevant archive which license is linked to that material.
For questions and comments about this dataset, please contact Open Archives.
Datasetbeschrijving in JSON-LD
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