Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson ( - 1611?)

is an English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century.

After several voyages on behalf of English merchants to explore a prospective Northeast Passage to India, Hudson explores the region around modern New York City while looking for a western route to Asia under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company.

He explores the Hudson River, and lays thereby the foundation for Dutch colonization of the region.

Hudson's final expedition searches for the Northwest Passage.

He discovers Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay.

In 1611, after wintering in James Bay, Hudson wants to press on to the west, but most of his crew mutiny.

The mutineers cast Hudson, his son, and others adrift.

No one sees Hudson and his companions thereafter.

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