An item reported that in 1764 Dutch 125-126 whalers were bound for Greenland: 67-68 of Amsterdam, 1 of Dordrecht, 6 of Rotterdam, 1 of Krimpen, 4 of Alkmaar, 3 of Hoorn, 1 of Monnikendam, 2 of Wieringerwaard, 20 of Zaandam, 2 of Oost Zaandam, 4 of West Zaandam,3 of Zaandijk, 1 of Wormerveer, 2 of De Koog, 2 of Jisp, 5 of De Rijp and 1 of Middelburg. A second itemm reported that all whalers returned home except for Roelof Teunis who caught 2 whales. Totally were 192 whales caught resulting in 7,546 quardelen blubber and further more 377 quardelrn seal blubber.
People in the 17th and 18th centuries held a different geographical view than people today. This means that when we speak of “Greenland whaling”, “the term “Greenland” actually refers to Svalbard, whereas “Davis Strait” refers to whaling off the coast of present-day Greenland. The Davis Strait is a southern arm of the Arctic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada.
Source
De Maandelyksche Nederlandsche Mercurius, January-June, Amsterdam, 1764.
