An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 7 September reported the recent arrival in the Vlie or at Texel of the Dutch Greenland whaler Graeuwe Eenhoorn 4,5 whales. Leaving the ice they heard about the war with France and went not to the rendezvous but straight home.
Note
1. The Dutch Republic and France were enemies during the War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1713.
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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