Henry Hudson went on four expeditions in his lifetime. On Henry Hudson first expedition in 1607 where he took his son. He was looking to find a northern route to Asia for Muscovy Company, an English firm. He found himself in the islands near Greenland but one good thing that came out of this is he spotted lots of whales so a new hunting area was set up.
The next year he went on another expedition for the fabled Northeast Passage. Sadly he only made it to Novaya Zemlya, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, north of Russia. He couldn’t go any further because of ice and returned to England without accomplishing his goal.
Hudson joined the Dutch East India Company as a commander, in 1609. He took the Half Moon with again the goal of discovering
The next year he went on another expedition for the fabled Northeast Passage. Sadly he only made it to Novaya Zemlya, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, north of Russia. He couldn’t go any further because of ice and returned to England without accomplishing his goal.
Hudson joined the Dutch East India Company as a commander, in 1609. He took the Half Moon with again the goal of discovering