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Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Arrival of Dutch whalers at Texel on 7 August according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 14 August 1759

Arrival at Texel of the ‘t Vertrouw, commandeur R. Dirksz, 4 whales, 210 barrels of whale blubber, Rust van ‘t Vaderland, commandeur H.F. Neeff, 3 whales, 140 barrels of whale blubber, Christina Maria, commandeur H. Pronk, 3 whales, 136 barrels of whale blubber, Boomryk, commandeur J.P. Haan, 2 whales, 89 barrels of whale blubber, America, commandeur C. Dirksz 2 whales, 85, Jonge Cornelis, commandeur C.H. Keë, 1 whale, 50 barrels of whale blubber, Ysland, commandeur L.B. Molenaar, 10 whales, 204 barrels of whale blubber, De Jonge Jan, commandeur D. Driewes, 5 whales, 157 barrels of whale blubber, Nelett. Wilk, commandeur K. Driewes, 3 whales, 131, Geele Klok, commandeur G. Kruid, 4 whales, 160 barrels of whale blubber, Koornbeurs van Amsterdam, commandeur J. Baske, 3 whales, 120 barrels of whale blubber, Vrouw Elisabeth, commandeur W. Wiebes, 2 1/3 whales, 88 barrels of whale blubber, Getrouwigheid, M. Spyker, 2 whales, 40 barrels of whale blubber, Dam en Hooven, commandeur C. de Boer, 1 1/3 whale, 60 barrels of whale blubber, Jonge Jacob, commandeur A.C. Boey, 1 whale, 60 barrels of whale blubber, ‘t Stadshuis van Amsterdam, commandeur P.P. Ryze,1 whale, 78 barrels of whale blubber, Negotie, commandeur T.T. Rens, Jan en Jacob, commandeur J. Meynders, Admiraal de Ruiter, commandeur S. Cornelisz, Vryheid, H. Oomsz, Vrouw Margritha, commandeur G. Bole and the Vrouwe Helena, commandeur R. Jansz, all six empty from Davis Strait.(1)

Note
1. According to 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 were what the newspaper indicated as quardelen in fact barrels of whale blubber and not quardelen train oil.