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Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Dutch Greenland commandeur Adam de Jong returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 17 August 1719

An item reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands arrived in the Vlie or near the town Adam de Jong 5 whales returning from Greenland(1).

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1. Commandeur between 1716-1734, in 1719 for Jacob Beyerman, Rotterdam, Netherlands 5 whales 210 barrels blubber. Alphabetische naam-lyst van alle de Groenlandsche en Straat-Davidsche Commandeurs die sedert het jaar 1700 op Groenland en sedert het jaar 1719 op de Straat Davis etc. Gerret van Sant. Published by Johannes Enschede, Amsterdam 1770, with hand written note until 1794.

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