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Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Arrival of the Dutch Greenland whalers at Texel on 18 July according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 25 July 1758

Texel, 21 July. Arrival on the 18th Josua, commandeur Cornelis Winder, 41 whales, 150 quardelen; Disko, commandeur Jan Gerrits Vos, 3½ whales, 100 quardelen and the Aletta, commandeur Adam Ooms, 4 whales, 200 quardelen, all coming from Greenland.