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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.
Sir Thomas Button (c. 1575 - April 1634) [1] was a Welsh officer of the Royal Navy, notable as an explorer who in 1612–1613 commanded an expedition that unsuccessfully attempted to locate explorer Henry Hudson and to navigate the Northwest Passage.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. 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 ...
The Tappan Zee (/ ˌ t æ p ən ˈ z iː /; also Tappan Sea or Tappaan Zee) is a natural widening of the Hudson River, about 3 miles (4.8 km) across at its widest, in southeastern New York. It stretches about 10 miles (16 km) along the boundary between Rockland and Westchester counties, downstream from Croton Point to Irvington .
Abacuk Pricket was the navigator of the Discovery on the fourth voyage of captain Henry Hudson.He was one of the mutineers who set Hudson adrift along with his teenage son John, and seven crewmen in a small boat, and then returned to England, eventually being one of only eight sailors who made it back to England alive. [1]
Robert Bylot (fl. 1610–1616) was an English explorer who made four voyages to the Arctic. [1] He was uneducated and from a working-class background, but was able to rise to rank of master in the English Royal Navy .
Henry Hudson (c. 1565 – 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator. Henry Hudson may refer to: Henry Hudson (artist) (born 1982), British artist; Henry E. Hudson (born 1947), United States district court judge for the Eastern District of Virginia; Henry Louis Hudson (1898–1975), Canadian ice hockey player
Block's map of his 1614 voyage, with the first appearance of the term "New Netherland" Adriaen Courtsen Block (c. 1567 – 27 April 1627) was a Dutch private trader, privateer, and ship's captain who is best known for exploring the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages from 1611 to 1614, following the 1609 expedition by Henry Hudson ...