Catch results of the Dutch Greenland commandeur Gerbrand Kruyt according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 6 July 1747

Johan Noman, 1806 - 1830. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 July reported that according to a list the catch results of the Dutch Greenland commandeur G. Kruyt were 2 whales. Auke Harmsz who brought the list with him left on 19 June Greenland.(1)

Note

1. Gerbrand Kruyt, Greenland commandeur between 1727-1765, in 1747 for Pieter Lubbertsz Koopman, Zaandam, Netherlands 5 whales 145 barrels blubber 248 quardelen oil. 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.