name of Francis, most Christian
King of France and Navarre.
Later voyagers passed and re-
passed the site of New Amster-
dam, but none thought it of suf-
ficient importance, or were en-

        

   

  
 
 

LY

“ey

SEES
: P Ts
ESS
sp

L
Le

yr

     
  

  
  
  
  
   

LF

      

 

SS
sy

 
  
    
 
    

(GAN couraged to enter the bay or
WG . : ;

GS) prospect in the immediate neigh-
Lg. borhood, until the advent of

i

nt

   

Hendrik Hudson, a venturesome
navigator descended from ances-
tors high in the circles of English
trade for many generations. Hud-
son was then on a voyage of
discovery for the Dutch East
|| India Company of Amsterdam,
with orders to locate, if possible,
the long-sought-for new route to
the Orient, a problem which has
since even remained unsolved.

SSSR SSE HR) FRE SS

18