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Monday, 13 February 2012

Dutch whaler De Vergulde Walvisch for sale at Amsterdam according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamsche courant dated 19 October 1790

An item reported that the brokers D. Tentye and C. Kopersmit intended to sell on Monday 25 October in the Nieuwe Heeren Logement at Amsterdam the extra ordinary well sailing fluytship De Vergulde Walvisch of Gerrit Roelofse Meyer fitted out in 1759 newly with as dimensions 114 x 29 x 12‘7½”, height of the verdeck 6’8½” and the height of the steering platform 9’6” and all the whale catchers tools property of this commandeur.