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Thursday, 1 July 2021

Dutch Greenland commandeur Claas J. Korf returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 28 September 1747

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 27 September reported the arrival at Texel of the Dutch Greenland commandeur Claas J. Korf 7 whales 200 quardelen.(1)

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1. Cornelis Jacobsz Korff, Greenland commandeur for Lammert Visser, Crommenie, Netherlands betwen 1744-1747 7 whales 200 barrels blubber 355 quardelen oil. 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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