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Thursday, 20 August 2026

Dutch Greenland commandeur Simon Klaasz Keuken returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 3 October 1747

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 October reported the arrival on 1 October at Texel, Netherlands of the Dutch Greenland commandeur S.C. Keuke 1 whale 40 quardelen.

Note

1. Simon Klaasz Keuken, Greenland commandeur between 1733-1750, total catch results 81 5/6 whale-2,846 barrels blubber, in 1747 for director MichielBruynvism Zaandam 1 whale-40barrels blubber-75 quardelen whale oil.

Source

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 notes until 1794.

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