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Tuesday, 15 December 2020

Dutch Greenland commandeur Adriaan Admiraal returned according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 22 July 1730

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 22 July 1730 reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands of Ariaen Admirale returning from Greenland with 2 quardelen seal blubber.(1)  

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1. Adriaan Admiraal, commandeur for Simon Scheltes, Amsterdam, Netherlands, none whales or barrels whale blubbers. Alphabetische naam-lyst van alle de Groenlandsche en Straat-Davidsche Commandeurs die sedert het jaar 1700 op Groenland en sedert het jaar 1719 op de Straat Davis etc. Gerret van Sant. Published by Johannes Enschede, Amsterdam 1770, with hand written note until 1794.

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