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Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Deed of chartering for Dutch Greenland whaler de Roode Halve Maen in 1662

Deed of chartering dated 16 February 1662 by merchant Adriaen Coelemey with master Claes Fredericksz of der Schellingh for the ship de Roode Halve Maen for a whaling voyage to Greenland and to return afterwards to Rotterdam to be unloaded payment 3,070 guilders and 10 guilders each whale caught by own crew.

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Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Woutersz 18-515-88

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