Mancall, for instance, states that " was probably born in the 1560s," while Piers Pennington gives no date at all.
Other historians assert even less certainty Peter C. Some sources have identified him as having been born in about 1565, but others date his birth to around 1570. The mutineers cast Hudson, his son, and seven others adrift the Hudsons and their companions were never seen again.ĭetails of Hudson's birth and early life are mostly unknown. In 1611, after wintering on the shore of James Bay, Hudson wanted to press on to the west, but most of his crew mutinied. On his final expedition, while still searching for the Northwest Passage, Hudson became the first European to see Hudson Strait and the immense Hudson Bay. Looking for a Northwest Passage to Asia on his ship Halve Maen ("Half Moon"), he sailed up the Hudson River, which was later named after him, and thereby laid the foundation for Dutch colonization of the region. In 1609, he landed in North America on behalf of the Dutch East India Company and explored the region around the modern New York metropolitan area. In 16, Hudson made two attempts on behalf of English merchants to find a rumoured Northeast Passage to Cathay via a route above the Arctic Circle. 1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States.
Exploration of northeastern North America.
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