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 explorer Henry Hudson, commanding the "Half-Moon," puts in at Coney Island before continuing into what is now called New York Harbor. According to tradition, his right-hand man, John Coleman ...