Laser-cut wooden components are poplar and mahogany, dark walnut, limewood, tanganyka and beech. The decorative strips along the bow and stern are intricately inlaid – not painted – wood. The hardwood, brass and gilded metal fittings are of excellent quality. Kit includes ten sheets of plans and clear instructions. Intermediate Level Corel Kit No. SM18 Length 21″ / Height 21″ / Scale 1:50. A Brief History of The Half Moon. It was captained by Henry Hudson who was in the service of the Dutch Republic and who named the discovery of the river, which now bears his name, the Mauritius River after Holland’s Lord-Lieutenant Maurits. Arrival had profound implications on American history and culture as it laid the foundation for the only colony among the Original Thirteen with a legal-cultural tradition of toleration as the underpinning of cultural diversity.