Auction at the Nieuwezyds Heeren Loogement, Amsterdam, Netherlands on Monday 26 November 1759 at 18:00 o’clock of 1/32 share in the Dutch whaler Visscher, fluyt, commandeur Dirck Ryksz, built in 1752, bound for Greenland, 6-7 boats, bookkeeper Joachim Thysen and as dimensions 110 2/11 x 28 2/11 x 12 3/11 and deck 7 feet. Bought for 670 Dutch guilders by Arend Rutgers.(1)
Note
1. Commandeur in the Greenland whaling between 1756-1765 in service of Joachim Thyssen, Amsterdam, catch results in 1759 4/4 whale, 220 barrels whale blubber and 315 quardelen whale 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.
Source
Archief van de Burgemeesters: scheepsverkopingen door makelaars. Archive 5071 Gemeentearchief Amsterdam, Netherlands archive No. 5071, inventory number 22.
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