An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 August reported
the arrival at Texel, Netherlands of the Dutch commandeur Hidde de Vries 3
whales and 12 cachalots returning from Davis Strait.(1)
Note
1. Commandeur between 1721-1731, in 1722 for De
Commercie Compagnie, Monnikendam, Netherlands, 2 whales 130 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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