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Friday, 25 November 2011

Departure of Dutch Greenland whalers from Texel according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 14 April 1759

Texel, 8 April. Departed 7 April towards Greenland the Europa commandeur Gerrit L. Smit.(1)

Note
1. Probably Gerret Leendertsz Smit who sailed in 1759 for directors Jan and Christiaan van Taarlink of Amsterdam with as results 2 whales, 50 barrels of whale blubber and 90 quardelen of train oil. Source: Gerret van Sante, broker at Zaandam. Alphabetische Naam-Lyst van alle de Groenlandsche en Straat-Davissche Commandeurs, die zedert het jaar 1700 op Groenland, en zedert het jaar 1719 op de Straat Davis, voor Holland en andere Provincien hebben gevaaren. Haarlem, 1770. This book also contains hand written notes for the period 1770-1794.