Captain Hudson

From Srafopedia

At the Royal Arctic Institute, Lyra sees Captain Hudson’s fire-starter among the artifacts belonging to famous explorers. Hudson's voyage to Van Tieren's Land earned him a place among those honored at the Institute.

In our world, Capt. Henry Hudson (1565 - 1611) made four voyages to North America in a futile search for a Northwest Passage from England to the Orient.