Henry Hudson - Part 2 - The Voyage of the Half Moon

In this episode, Henry Hudson accepts a job with the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to find a route to Asia over Russia - aka the Northeast Passage. Thwarted, he heads west - to the New World - and he proceeds to be the first European to map the area around New York and the Hudson River. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at [email protected] Sponsor Note: go to http://incogni.com/explorers and use promo code EXPLORERS to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices