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Henry Hudson: North America
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Much of English explorer Henry Hudson’s life is a mystery, but the years 1607 – 1611 are certainly notable. During those four years, Hudson left his mark on North America and the world, with such importance that three waterways are now named for him. His tireless quest to forge new trade routes culminated in him losing his life, but gaining posterity for all time.
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Merchant Adventurers: Henry Hudson was part of this group of merchants sending several ships in search of a northern passage to Asia. Henry Hudson's grandfather was probably one of its founders. The group later became known as the Muscovy Company; it was named for the Russian city, Moscow.
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Even as Henry Hudson entered manhood, and some one hundred years since Christopher Columbus had sailed on his first voyage, men still knew very little about the New World. It had yet to be realized that the new land across the Atlantic consisted of two huge continents, today called North and South America, that presented a land barrier between Europe and Asia.
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In 1607 and 1608, British explorer Henry Hudson led voyages to find a "northeast passage" across the Arctic Ocean. Blocked by icebergs, both voyages failed. Since no English company would fund a two-time failure, Hudson persuaded the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) to back his third voyage.
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Henry Hudson was born in London, England. Hudson spent his adult life at sea. He made two voyages trying to find the Northeast Passage to Asia- over the polar ice. His first two voyages were both unsuccessful. These were before he set sail for his more famous voyages to the west.
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Henry Hudson's life is undocumented prior to his famous voyages. He is first recorded in 1607 as commander of an English Muscovy Company ship that attempted to reach the Orient by sailing northward and southward across the polar sea. This hopeless quest led Hudson to explore the eastern coast of Greenland, gain more accurate information about Spitsbergen, and discover Hudson's "Tutches" (Jan Mayen Island).
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