Henry Hudson's Half Moon, 1609 – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Henry Hudson's Half Moon, 1609, a historic print rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Henry Hudson's Half Moon, 1609
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Few ships are as closely tied to New York's early history as the Half Moon, the vessel Henry Hudson sailed in 1609 while searching for a northwest passage to Asia. Working for the Dutch East India Company, Hudson entered what is now New York Harbor and then took the ship up the river that now bears his name, reaching roughly as far as present-day Albany before turning back. This engraving by S. Hollyer shows that voyage, though its date of about 1909 is unverified and comes from an old caption card. The print reflects how later generations pictured the moment that opened the Hudson Valley to Dutch trade and settlement.
| Created / published | c1909 September 2. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 item. |
| Subjects | K1957 U.S. Copyright Office. Engraving by S. Hollyer. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Discovery; New York--New York City--History--1609; BI; Ships--Half Moon; Ships--Other; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,132 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-136849 |
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