Dutch Greenland whaler Westwyk returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated Tuesday 11 September 1703

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 10 September reported the arrival last Friday at Texel, Netherlands escorted (1) by the Dutch naval captains Zels, Schaep and Van den Bosch who picked up at sea the Dutch Greenland whaler Westwyk commandeur Leenderd Jansz 2 whales.(2)

Notes

1. The Dutch Republic and France were enemies during the War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1713.

2. Commandeur 1700-1703 for Doctor Melkpot, Zaandam, Netherlands in 1703 1 whale 15 barrel 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.