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Thursday 14 February 2013

Arrival of Dutch and Hamburg Greenland whalers at Hamburg on 10 July according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 20 July 1758

Hamburg, 12 July. Two days earlier arrived commandeur Buy Rickmers with one whale, 19 quardelen from Greenland from where he departed on 20 June on the position 75°5’. He took with him a list of the Greenland whalers of this town ant their catch results. R. Pietts,1 whale, W. Hendriks, 2 whales, Geel Gerrits 3 whales, 50 quardelen, G. Eysen, 1 whale, S. Janssen, 1 whale, 35 quardelen, T. Teunis, 1 whale, 19 quardelen, J. Barends, 1 whale, 35 quardelen, H.R. Schol 50 quardelen bacon seals, Roelof Janse 1 whale and Jan Roelof 1 whale. Catch results of the Dutch whalers N.T. Visser 2 whales, M.M. de Witt 2 whales, B. Pietersz and J. Moy no whales, C.P. Quack, 2 whales. P. Bandix no whale, L.S. Quast 1 whale, J.C. Backer 2,5 whale, C. Backer 2,5 whale, 51 quardelen, D. Moy wrecked, W.M. Bott 1 whale, R. Dirksz 2 whales, Ad. Janse 1 whale, G. Carsten 2 whales, D. Rycksz 1 whale, J. Strop 1 whale, P.J. Dogger 1,5 whale, C.A. Out 2 whales, D. Drewes 1 whale, Kemp Drewes 1 whale, Claes Keuken 1 whale, A. Spyker 1 whale, S.J. Walig 1 whale, J.R. Douw 3 whales, J.C. Kastricum 2 whales, C. Winder 2 whales, J.G.Vos 2 whales, A.A. Ooms en L. Strop wrecked, Cornelis Walig 1 whale, L.J. Walig 3 whales, M.C. Mynkom 1,5 whale, Jan J. Walig 2 whales and B.H. de Jonge 1 whale.