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Wednesday, 20 January 2021

Dutch Davis Strait commandeur Pieter Vlielander returned according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 4 September 1721

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 3 September reported the arrival in the Vlie of the Dutch commandeur Pieter Vlielander returning from Davis Strait.(1)

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1. Commandeur in 1721 for Jan Spanjert, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 0,5 whale, 35 barrels blubber. 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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