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Sunday 13 November 2011

Arrival of Dutch Greenland whalers at Texel on 28 July according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 4 August 1759

Texel, 30 July. Arrival on 28 July coming from Greenland Europa, commandeur G.L. Smith, 5½ whales, 200 quardelen of whale blubber, d’Alida en Anna, commandeur J.K. Kasterkum; 5 whales, 200 quardelen of whale blubber, ‘t Witte Paard, commandeur J.P. Bras, 4½ whales, 150 quardelen of whale blubber; De Vrouw Jacoba, commandeur R. Ariaansz, 4½ whales, 178 quardelen of whale blubber and the Witte Hengst, commandeur M.C. Meynkom, 3¾ whales, 100 quardelen.