Hopes for a Northwest Passage
The white sails in Hudson Bay drove their ships on the same human quest and quests. The vessels were the Resolution and the Discovery , Henry Hudson’s old ship , now for a second time sailing the bay, her lost captain had scanned the deck in 1610. Their commander was Captain Thomas Button , later to be Admiral Sir Thomas Button. Behind the voyage stood the chivalry and wealth and indeed the Royalty of England. committed to the discovery of a “North West Passage” to the Orient by Hudson’s new found strait. The enterprise had been launched in full confidence that the way lay open. and now the low shoreline was ahead , stretching north and south out of sight. It was however to be a most bitter disappointment. Button named his landfall “Hopes Checkt” and stood southward to seek a westward opening.
Corporate Historical Collection of the Hudson Bay Company
Henry Hudson's Boat "The Nonsuch" Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
