Dutch Greenland commandeur Dirk Michielsz van de Velde returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 11 August 1722

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An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 10 August reported the arrival in the Vlie, Netherlands of Dirk Michielsz van de Velde with 7 whales 230 quardelen returning from Greenland.(1)

Note

1. Dirk Michielsz van de Velden, commandeur for Gerret Jansz Rogge, Zaandam, Netherlands between 1722-1724, 7 whales 2220 barrels. 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.