Dutch Greenland commandeur Cornelis Turk returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 28 August 1727

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An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 27 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands Cornelis Turk 3 whales 200 quardelen, returning from Greenland.(1)

Note

1. Commandeur between 1726-1730 for Jan de Backer, Amsterdam, Netherlands 3 whales 180 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.