USA (New York) Hudson-Fulton Shield 1909 

• 1909 
• Commemorative tokens 
• Verenigde Staten 
• Metal 

  + 1

  Silver-coloured

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Tokens / Medals

USA (New York) Hudson-Fulton Shield 1909

1909

Metal, Silver-coloured

Hudson * Fulton Celebration Sept 25 * Oct 9 1909

New York to Albany Half Moon - 1609 * Clermont - 1807

45 * 35

Henry Hudson (ca. 1570 - 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century, who made two attempts on behalf of English merchants to find a prospective Northwest Passage to Cathay (today's China) via a route above the Arctic Circle. Hudson explored the region around modern New York metropolitan area while looking for a western route to Asia while in the employment of the Dutch East India Company. He explored the river which eventually was named for him, and laid thereby the foundation for Dutch colonization of the region. Robert Fulton (Nov. 14, 1765 – Feb. 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat called Clermont. That steamboat went from New York City to Albany with passengers which is a 300-mile distance in 62 hours. In 1800, he was commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte to design the "Nautilus", which was the first practical submarine in history. He is also credited with inventing some of the world's earliest naval torpedoes for use by the British Royal Navy.