Dutch Davis Strait commandeur Gerrit Abrahamsz Hoogwerf returned according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 15 August 1720

 

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 14 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands of the Dutch commandeur Gerrit Abrahamsz Hoogwerf 5 whales 250 quardelen returning from Davis Strait.(1)

Note

1. Gerrit Abrahamsz Hoogerwerff, commandeur between 1720-1730, in 1720 for Hendrik van Esterwegen, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 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