Cornelius hendrickson explorer biography

Cornelius Hendrickson was a Dutch mariner and explorer who charted the North American coastline near present-day New Jersey.

Early life

Cornelius Hendrickson was born around 1572, the son of Lambert Barrentje Hendrickson, an admiral in the Dutch Navy. Nicknamed "Pretty Lambert", the admiral was a friend and associate of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerk, and commanded De Tijger in the Battle of Gibraltar of April 1607.^[1]

Onrust

In November 1613, Dutch fur trader Adrian Block was preparing to return to Holland with a cargo of furs when his ship, the Tyger, caught fire and was destroyed while moored in the North River near the tip of Manhattan Island.

Over the winter, Block and his crew built the Onrust (Restless), which he used to explore the East River and Long Island Sound. The Onrust was 44.5 feet (13.6 m) long with a capacity of 16 tons.^[2] Later that year, Block rendezvoused with Hendrick Christiaensen