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Thursday, 13 March 2025

Auction of a 1/16 share in the Dutch whaler Rhynstroom in 1759

Auction at the Nieuwezyds Heeren Loogement, Amsterdam, Netherlands on Monday 26 November 1759 at 18:00 o’clock of 1/16 share in the Dutch whaler Rhynstroom, fluyt, commandeur Teunis Cornelisz Root, built in 1750, bookkeepers Jochem, Matthys and Coenraad Smit, 6-7 boats, bound for Greenland and dimensions 112 x 29 x 13 and deck 7 voet. Sold for 950 Dutch guilders to Gerard ten Korte. (1)

Note

1. Commandeur in the Greenland whaling between 1735-1768, between 1757-1762 in service of Jochem, Matthys and Coenraad Smit, Amsterdam, catch results in 1750 3,5 whale, 150 barrels whale blubber and 220 quardelen whale 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.

Source

Archief van de Burgemeesters: scheepsverkopingen door makelaars. Archive 5071 Gemeentearchief Amsterdam, Netherlands archive No. 5071, inventory number 22.

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