Dutch Davis Strait commandeur Pieter Klaesz 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 and Pieter Klaesz Rut towards Davis Strait.(1)

Note

1. Commandeur between 1726-1739, in 1727 for Lourens Mol, Jisp, Netherlands 4 whales 160 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.