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Halfmoon Voyage Recalled in Hudson Era Discourses
The article recounts Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage aboard the Half Moon for the Dutch East India Company, his search for a northeast passage, the crew’s trials near Newfoundland and Delaware Bay, and the voyage’s aftermath including later commemorations. It details pay, risk, and the mutinous fate of Hudson and the ship, plus 1909–1960 commemorations and replicas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Batavia
Siberia
Nova Zembia
Jodocus Hondius
Peter Plantius
Dutch East India Co
East India Company
Hudson
Northwest Passage
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware Bay
New Jersey
Carl Carmer
John Coleman
Black River
Coleman
England
Netherlands
Discovery
John
Mauritius
Holland
Juel
America
Utrecht
Hudson-Fulton Commission
Albany
Cohoes
Canvass Street
Troy
Popolopen Creek
van Schaick Island