Halve Maen
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Halve Maen was a Dutch East India Company jacht that sailed into what is now New York Harbor in September 1609. She had a length of 21 metres and was commissioned by the VOC Chamber of Amsterdam in th
19th-century illustration of Halve Maen
19th-century illustration Halve Maen in the Hudson River in 1609
1909 replica of Halve Maen
1989 replica of Halve Maen moored in the Hudson River at Albany, New York
Henry Hudson
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Henry Hudson 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.
Halve Maen
…metres and was commissioned by the VOC Chamber of Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic to covertly find a northern passage to Asia. The ship was captained by Henry Hudson, an Englishman in the service of the Dutch Republic. In 1909, the Kingdom of the Netherlands presented the United States with a replica of Halve Maen…
One of many speculative portraits
Replica of the Halve Maen
Landing of Henry Hudson, 1609, at Verplanck Point, New York, by Robert Walter Weir
The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson, John Collier's 1881 painting of Hudson, his son, and loyal crew set adrift