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Title: Hudson ascends the river in the Half Moon.
Image ID: 814703
Image ID 814703
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 19 x 12 cm. (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Hudson, Henry, D. 1611
Discovery & Exploration -- 1600-1699
Book Illustrations
Indians Of North America -- Hudson River (N.Y. And N.J.) -- 1600-1609
Canoes -- Hudson River (N.Y. And N.J.) -- 1600-1609
Explorers -- Hudson River (N.Y. And N.J.) -- 1600-1609
Half Moon (Ship) -- 1600-1609
Notes: Printed on border: "Dutch discovery on the Hudson. 27" "Section VI. Early Dutch discovery and exploration." "In 1609, in the service of the Dutch East India Company, Hudson made another unsuccessful attempt in the same direction. He then crossed over to the American continent, and, entering New York Bay, May, 1609, ascended the river that bears his name as far as the head of navigation. This was the foundation of the Dutch claim in North America." Includes additional text. Foxing on image.
Date Published: 1875
Barcode Number: 33333159337639
Struc ID: 587998
Source: A school history of the United States, from the discovery of America to the year 1870.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Exploration -- 1600s   View All images from Folder

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