Halve Maen was a Dutch East India Company jacht that sailed into what is now New York Harbor in September 1609. She 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.
19th-century illustration of the Halve Maen
19th-century illustration Halve Maen in the Hudson River in 1609
1909 replica of Halve Maen
1989 replica of Halve Maen moored at the Hudson River at Albany, New York
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.
One of many speculative portraits
Replica of the Halve Maen
The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson, John Collier's 1881 painting of Hudson, his son, and loyal crew set adrift