The bodies of water referred to could be Gravesend Bay and Raritan Bay. "Our Master" refers to the captain, Henry Hudson. The "Boate" is a 16-foot rowboat equipped with a sail. A "league" is about ...

In 1609 the English King, James I, called upon Henry Hudson to sail to the Arctic. Hudson was eminently qualified: he had sailed through Russia's northern seas, had been across the Atlantic to ...

The crew turned to plans of mutiny. The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson (exhibit 1881) Tate Gallery, S0142851 Crew member Abacuck Prickett continued in his diary: "Wilson the Boatswayne and Henry ...

This short film realistically portrays the conflict Henry Hudson experienced when he went in search of an open water route to the Orient, and no one would follow him. What he discovered instead ...