Around 40 Dutch Greenland whalers departing according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated Tuesday 6 May 1698

An item reported the departure from Texel, Netherlands on the Friday before of around 40 Dutch Greenland whalers including the Postiljon, Christiaen Riedeman, Sybrand Blom, Gerrebrand van de Velde, Juffrouw Cornelia and all whalers of De Rijp, Netherlands.