Hudson Facts
Henry Hudson was a very good navigator and sailor who named and explored Hudson Bay in Canada and the Hudson River in America. His quest was to find a shortcut from Europe to the Far East
Hudson, HENRY, navigator; born about the middle of the sixteenth century; was first employed by English merchants, in 1607, to search for a northeastern passage to India.
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator in the early seventeenth century. His place and date of birth are unknown..
HUDSON, Henry (sometimes called HENDRIK HUDSON), English navigator, born in the latter half of the 16th century. He was a citizen of London, had a house there, and belonged to a family that counted among its members
Hudson’s first search for the Northwest Passage in 1609 yielded the discovery of the mouth of the Hudson River ..
Hudson’s main goal as an explorer was to find a northern passage to the Orient. His first of four voyages was on a small, three-masted ship named Hopewell. He started his journey in May of 1607 and returned in September of the same year when his route was blocked by the Great Barrier Reef
Henry Hudson was a very good navigator and sailor who named and explored Hudson Bay in Canada and the Hudson River in America…
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