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Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Dutch Davis Strait commandeur Klaes Pietersz Kastricum returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 15 August 1722

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 14 August reported the arrival in the Vlie, Netherlands of Klaes Pietersz Kastricum with 2,5 whale and 140 quardelen blubber returning from Davis Strait.(1)

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1. Commandeur for Cornelis and Dirk Tyss, Westzaan, Netherlands between 1721-1722, in 1722 1,5 whale 70 quardelen 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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