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Saturday, 28 March 2020

Dutch Greenland whalers returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgse courant dated 11 October 1785

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd October reported that all Dutch Greenland whalers numbering 65 men returned safely with a total result of 328 whales, and 719 barrels blubber, divided as follows: Amsterdam, 28 ships-143 whales-3.398 barrels blubber, Dordrecht 2-9-224, Rotterdam 2-7-175, Schiedam 2-12-335, Krimpen 1-2-72, Zaandam 10-56-1.250, Westzaan 6-47-1.060, De Koog 2-6-155, Wormerveer 4-11,5-280, Krommenie 2-7,5-265, Nieuwendam 1-2-40, Jisp 1-11-200 and De Rijp 3-11-200.

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