An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 September reported the arrival at the river Maas of the Dutch Greenland commandeur Jacob Verschrik 160 barrels blubber.(1)
Note
1. Greenland commandeur between 171-1702 for Jacob Alewyn Gysen, Delfshaven, 1701: 4.5 whale 170 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.
People in the 17th and 18th centuries held a different geographical view than people today. This means that when we speak of “Greenland whaling”, “the term “Greenland” actually refers to Svalbard, whereas “Davis Strait” refers to whaling off the coast of present-day Greenland. The Davis Strait is a southern arm of the Arctic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea.
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