JUNE 22 1611
HENRY HUDSON, AGE 46
VICTIM OF A MUTINY , SET
ADRIFT
Henry Hudson, an English
sea explorer and navigator, well known for exploring Canada and
the northeast of America, the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays early 17th
century.
His winter of 1611 was
spent trapped by ice in present day Hudson Bay with the ship
“Discovery” and its crew which unwilling to sail farther into the
unknown, mutinied, and set him, his teenage son and seven
supporters adrift in a small open boat.
Henry Hudson, age 46, nor
the eight others were never seen again.
In 1609 Hudson had sailed
to the Americas, seeking a northwest passage to Asia, and while here
he entered the Chesapeake, Delaware and Hudson Bays, discovering the
Hudson River. Since his voyage was financed by the Dutch the
region was latter claimed by the Netherlands.
His 1610 expedition out of
London, financed by some English adventurers, Hudson sailed the
“Discovery” across the Aeth
tlantic still seeking the
northwest passage. Between Greenland and Labrador entered the
Hudson Bay through the Straits of Hudson. After three months of
exploration the discovery was found to be too far from sea when
winter set in and November the ship was hauled to shore and a winter
camp set up. The expedition suffered the extreme cold lacking food
or supplies which was held against Henry Hudson and the crew
mutinied against him.
When the “Discovery”
later returned to England the crew was arrested for the mutiny and
Henry Hudson whose discoveries gave England claim to the rich Hudson
Bay region, was never seen
again.
Source:
www.history.com/this day in
history /
Abstract 6/22/17 Harrison
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