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Saturday, 9 February 2013

Arrival of Dutch Greenland whalers off Texel on 3 Septemberaccording to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 12 September 1758

An item dated Texel, 3 September reported the arrival of the ‘t Land van Beloften, commandeur Cornelis Dek, 1 whale, 70 quardelen, Cornelia, commandeur Barend Pieters, 2 whales, 129 quardelen, ‘t Stadshuis van Westzaandam, commandeur Cornelis Nanning, 1 whale, 40 quardelen and de Jonge François, empty, all returning from Greenland.