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Henry Hudson (c. 1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) 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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
Henry Kelsey (c. 1664 – 1 November 1724) was an English fur trader, explorer, and sailor who played an important role in establishing the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada. He is the first recorded European to have visited the present-day provinces of Saskatchewan and, possibly, Alberta , as well as the first to have explored the Great Plains ...
Pages in category "English explorers of North America" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. ... Henry Hudson; J. James Johnstone (explorer) K.
Northeast - English explorer Henry Hudson and his doomed search for the Northwest Passage through America and into Asia. Northwest - This episode is told in two halves. The first is about how Alaska was discovered by Vitus Bering. The second half is about how the Russian colony was saved when Nikolai Rezanov made a supply run to Spanish California.
By 1610, the VOC had already commissioned English explorer Henry Hudson who, in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage to the Indies, discovered and claimed for the VOC parts of the present-day United States and Canada. Hudson entered the Upper New York Bay by sailboat, heading up the Hudson River, which now bears his name.
Hudson County: 017: Jersey City: Jersey City 292,449: 1840: Bergen County: The English explorer Henry Hudson (d. 1611), who explored portions of New Jersey's coastline: 15,010.04 705,472: 47 sq mi (122 km 2) Hunterdon County: 019: Flemington: Raritan Township 23,447: 1714: Burlington County: Robert Hunter (1664–1734), the Colonial Governor of ...
The painting depicts the historical event that happened during English navigator Henry Hudson final voyage to search for the Northwest passage, when his crew mutinied in Hudson Bay, and he, his son and others were abandoned in a small boat, on 23 June 1611. It is unknown what happened to Hudson, his son and his men after this, but its presumed ...