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In which sailor's logbook was Manhattan (Manna-hata) first mentioned by a European?

Question #152431. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated May 05 2026.
Originally posted May 04 2026 7:32 AM.

maripp2002
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maripp2002
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Robert Juet in 1609. He was a sailor on Henry Hudson's ship the Halve Maen (half moon).

https://web.archive.org/web/20160703074230/http://documents.nytimes.com/robert-juet-s-journal-of-hudson-s-1609-voyage#document/p16 (full diary here)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Manhattan (original wikipedia source)

Response last updated by gtho4 on May 05 2026.
May 04 2026, 10:06 AM

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In which sailor's logbook was Manhattan (Manna-hata) first mentioned by a European?

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