Dutch whaler Prins van Orange for sale according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 27 October 1768

An announcement reported the auction on Thursday 10 November 13.00 o’clock in the inn de Roo Leeuw, Medemblik of the extra ordinary sailing fluyt Prins van Orang with as dimensions 113 3/4 (prow) x 20.6 1/2 x 12.5 (hold) x 7 (between decks) x 9.3 (helsman) feet. Commandeur Piet Quak?

Deed of chartering for Dutch Greenland whaler St. Maria in 1660

Deed of chartering dated 26 February 1660 between Adriaen Grootvelt and Cornelis Tanessen living at Medemblik, master of the St. Maria of 160 last for a whaling voyage towards Greenland.

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Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Wouters 18-511-88

Deed of chartering for Dutch Greenland whaler De Twee Pellegroms in 1660

Deed of chartering dated 13 February 1660 between burgomaster of Maassluis Franchois Denick and Gerrit Maertsen, living at Medemblik, master of the ship De Twee Pellegroms of 150 lasten voor a whaling voyage to Greenland.

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Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Woutersz 18-511-67

Deed of chartering for the Dutch Greenland whaler den Swaen in 1662

 

Deed of chartering dated 1 April 1662 by alderman Johan van Wassenhaven and the merchants Johan Hollaer and Symon Theuneman each for 1/3 part with master Jan Pietersz Swan of Medemblik for the ship den Swaen of 130 last for a whaling voyage to Greenland and to return afterwards to Rotterdam and unloaded payment 3,000 guilders and 6 guilders for each whale.

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Stadsarchief Rotterdam. Notary Vitus Mustelius Woutersz 18-515-169

French privateers harrassing Dutch and German Greenland whalers according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 30 August 1710

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 29 August referred to a statement of the Dutch Greenland commandeur Meyndert Jansz Spykerschrift (1) arriving on 28 August at Texel, Netherlands that he was captured by the French privateer Postillon on 7 August on 79.5 degrees leaving the ice in the fog. A few days earlier she captured the hooker of commandeur Jan Meyer of Texel. All prizes were released after been plundered. Afterwards Spykerschrift went to Hitland [Shetland Isles] where the whalers were of the commandeurs Gerbrand (2), Jan (3) and Pieter Dirksz (4) van de Velde, de Ryperkerk of Jacob Pietersz Groot(5), ’t Wapen van Medenblik commandeur Jan Kas (6) and ’t Wapen van Rynland commandeur Bruyn Jansz (7) (now also lying at Texel) which were chasen by another privateer but with the support of the Van de Veldes escaped. A galliot with letters and the whaler Keurvorst van Beyeren commandeur Symen Willemsz van het Oog (8) were however captured. The blubber was loaded on board of the galliot and sent away, the whaler however was sent into fire and burned. Probably was one whaler of Hamburg captured and several whalers still present in the Bay.  

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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.

Notes

1. Meyndert Spyker, Greenland commandeur 1701-1712, in 1710 for Isaac Kops, Amsterdam, Netherlands zero results.

2. Gerbrand Dirksz van der Velden, Greenland commandeur 1700-1713, in 1710 for Heirs Willem Bastiaansz, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1 whale 40 barrels blubber

3. Jan Dirksz van de Velden, Greenland commandeur 1700-1726, in 1710 for Heirs Willem Bastiaansz, Rotterdam, Netherlands zero catch results

4. Pieter Dirksz van de Velde. Greenland commandeur 1700-1723, in 1710 for Heirs Willem Bastiaansz, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1 whale 40 barrels blubber

5. Jacob Groot, Greenland commandeur 1708-1715 for Jan Van Hoorn, De Rijp, Netherlands, in 1710 zero results.

6. Jan Kos, Greeenland commandeur 1707-1710 for Jan Blauw, Medemblik, Netherlands, in 1710 zero results

7. Greenland commandeur 1709-1719, in 1710 for Jan Dirksz Blauw, Westzaan, Netherlands zero catch results.

8. Simon Willemsz, Greenland commandeur 1700-1716, in 1710 for Claas Arentsz Bloem, Zaandam, Netherlands captured.

Dutch Greenland whaler Wiltschut returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 24 August 1688

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 23 August reported the arrival of the Dutch Greenland whaler Wiltschut commandeur Barent Dosse [Doffe?] of Medemblik 55 whales 190 quardelen blubber. 

Dutch Greenland whaler Wiltschut returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 24 August 1688

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 23^rd reported the arrival of the Dutch Greenland whaler Wiltschut of Barent Doffe (?) van Medemblik, Netherlands with a catch of 5 whales, 190 quardelen blubber. The whalers ’t Bonte Paert of Cornelis Bol, Uytdam of Jan Cornelisz Marckt, Elizabeth of Jan Blom en Catharina of Tuymen Brouwer were lost.

Dutch Greenland whalers stick in the ice according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 3 October 1684

An item reported that the Dutch whalers which went to far too the east searching for an opening in the ice were the most stick in the ice. The whalers Blauwe Ryger and the Hoop, both of Medemblik, Netherlands escaped.