Henry Hudson led the first European expedition up the river that, in time, would come to be named for him. He was English and had already twice failed to find a northwestern route to the Indies during the two previous warm seasons. Both those times he had been hired by a private English company. This time, for his third voyage in 1609, he had been hired by the Dutch East India Company.
Stories about my Mother 9
Stories about my Mother 9
Stories about my Mother 9
Henry Hudson led the first European expedition up the river that, in time, would come to be named for him. He was English and had already twice failed to find a northwestern route to the Indies during the two previous warm seasons. Both those times he had been hired by a private English company. This time, for his third voyage in 1609, he had been hired by the Dutch East India Company.