 This was due to the fact that after the bankruptcy of Titsingh's son Willem Titsingh sold the collections and manuscripts, which then were spread all over 19th century Europe.Titsingh's experiences and scholarly research were the genesis for published articles and books.The Batavian Academy of Arts and Sciences ("Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen") published seven of Titsingh's articles about Japan.