
An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 27 August
reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands of Pieter Scho[o]neman 5 whales 350
quardelen, returning from Davis Strait.(1)
Note
1. Pieter Schooneman,
commandeur between 1726-1733 for Jan Mol, Zaandam, Netherlands, in 1727 4,5
whale 300 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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