An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 10 September reported the arrival last Friday at Texel, Netherlands escorted by the Dutch naval captains Zels, Schaep and Van den Bosch who picked up at sea the Dutch Greenland whaler Oyevaer commandeur Ariaen Rykers 1 whale.
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1. The Dutch Republic and France were enemies during the War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1713.
2. Adriaan Rykers commandeur Jacob Banning, Jisp, 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.
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