Dutch Greenland commandeur Cornelis Jansz Spanjer 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 Jansz Spanjer 2 whales 85 quardelen, returning from Greenland.(1)

Note

1. Cornelis Spankert, commandeur between 1722-1730, in 1727 for Claas Vlauw, Westzaan, Netherlands 2 whales 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.