Halve Maen
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Halve Maen was a Dutch East India Company ship best known for carrying English explorer Henry Hudson on his 1609 voyage that led to the European exploration of the river now called the Hudson River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Halve Maen canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26273 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Halve Maen Context triple: [Henry Hudson, shipCommanded, Halve Maen]
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A.
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is a well-known island off the coast of Massachusetts, popular as a scenic summer vacation destination and affluent seasonal community.
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B.
Nantucket
Nantucket is a small, historic island and popular summer vacation destination off the coast of Massachusetts, known for its beaches, whaling-era architecture, and maritime heritage.
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C.
Easter Island
Easter Island is a remote Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, famed for its monumental moai statues and distinctive Rapa Nui culture.
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D.
Isla de Vieques
Isla de Vieques is a small Caribbean island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, known for its pristine beaches, wild horses, and one of the world’s brightest bioluminescent bays.
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E.
Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, best known as the site of the United Nations Headquarters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Halve Maen Target entity description: Halve Maen was a Dutch East India Company ship best known for carrying English explorer Henry Hudson on his 1609 voyage that led to the European exploration of the river now called the Hudson River.
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A.
Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is a well-known island off the coast of Massachusetts, popular as a scenic summer vacation destination and affluent seasonal community.
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B.
Nantucket
Nantucket is a small, historic island and popular summer vacation destination off the coast of Massachusetts, known for its beaches, whaling-era architecture, and maritime heritage.
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C.
Easter Island
Easter Island is a remote Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, famed for its monumental moai statues and distinctive Rapa Nui culture.
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D.
Isla de Vieques
Isla de Vieques is a small Caribbean island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, known for its pristine beaches, wild horses, and one of the world’s brightest bioluminescent bays.
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E.
Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, best known as the site of the United Nations Headquarters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch East India Company ship
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ship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch exploration of North America
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Henry Hudson ⓘ New Netherland ⓘ |
| captainOnNotableVoyage | Henry Hudson ⓘ |
| carried | Henry Hudson ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| departureYear | 1609 ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
early 17th century ⓘ |
| explored |
Hudson River
ⓘ
North American Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| flag | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to Dutch claims in North America
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initiated detailed European exploration of the Hudson River ⓘ |
| laterVoyagePurpose | search for a northwest passage to Asia ⓘ |
| legacy |
name used for later replicas
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symbol of early Dutch presence in New York region ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Half Moon ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1609 voyage with Henry Hudson ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| operator | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName | Halve Maen self-link ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | helped open North American interior waterways to European powers ⓘ |
| sailingRoute |
entered what is now New York Harbor
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from the Dutch Republic to the North Atlantic ⓘ sailed up the river later named Hudson River ⓘ |
| shipType | small Dutch vessel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exploration
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| voyagePurpose | search for a northeast passage to Asia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Halve Maen Description of subject: Halve Maen was a Dutch East India Company ship best known for carrying English explorer Henry Hudson on his 1609 voyage that led to the European exploration of the river now called the Hudson River.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.