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Tuesday, 26 January 2021

French Davis Strait whalers active according to the Dutch newspaper Leydse courant dated 24 July 1724

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 22 July reported that of the 25 whalers from Biscay and the French whalers hunting in Davis Strait caught the captains Martin Bassiors 6 whales 300 quardelen whale oil and Harangbuze 3 whales 120 quardelen of the other ships were no results known. The first mentioned were bound for Staaten-hoek on 62 degrees. 

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