Working for the Muscovy Company to find a Russian Arctic route to China, this man's observations led to the foundation of the Spitzbergen whale fishery in Svalbard. He brought his son John with him during his last expedition for the Virginia Company and the British East India Company, but a mutiny led them both to be set adrift on a boat while the rest of the crew sailed away in the Discovery. His most famous voyage, however, was not for England and his namesake feature was actually discovered e
Working for the Muscovy Company to find a Russian Arctic route to China, this man's observations led to the foundation of the Spitzbergen whale fishery in Svalbard. He brought his son John with him during his last expedition for the Virginia Company and the British East India Company, but a mutiny led them both to be set adrift on a boat while the rest of the crew sailed away in the Discovery. His most famous voyage, however, was not for England and his namesake feature was actually discovered eight decades earlier by Giovanni da Verrazzano. For 10 points, name this explorer who aboard the Half Moon, discovered New York harbor for the Netherlands.
Working for the Muscovy Company to find a Russian Arctic route to China, this man's observations led to the foundation of the Spitzbergen whale fishery in Svalbard.
Henry {Hudson}