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Thursday 14 February 2013

Arrival of Dutch Greenland whalers off Texel on 1September according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 9 September 1758

An item dated Texel, 4 September reported the arrival on the 1st of the St. Petrus, commandeur Nanning Jacobs with 3 whales, 91 quardelen, Sibille Geertruy, commandeur Jan Jelderse Groot,1½ whale, 60 quardelen, Garsenbos, commandeur Jurriaan Addriaans, 2 whales, 112 quardelen, ‘t Goude Compas, commandeur Andries Petersm 3 whales, 125 quardelen, Jan en Jacob, commandeur Fredrik Luppe Ackermans, 1 whale, 60 quardelen, all returning from Greenland.