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Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Dutch Davis Strait commandeur Eelke Cornelisz Pauw returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 29 August 1722

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands of Eelke Cornelisz Pauw 1,5 whale  returning from Davis Strait.(1)

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1. Eelke Pauw, commandeur between 1720-1734, in 1722 for George Bruyn, Amsterdam, Nteherlands 1,5 whale 90 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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