Dutch Davis Strait commandeur Jan Post departed for cruising according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 8 March 1727

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands

Harpooned whale trying to escape

Adolf van der Laan after Sieuwert van der Meulen 1720-1730

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 7 March reported the departure from Texel by Jan Post towards Davis Strait.(1)

Note

1. Commandeur between 1725-1728 for Pieter Salembien, Amsterdam, Netherlands, zero results. 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.