John White (c. 1539 –c. 1593) was an English colonial governor, explorer, artist, and cartographer. White was among those who sailed with Richard Grenville in the first attempt to colonize Roanoke Island in 1585, acting as artist and mapmaker to the expedition.

May 3, 2012 · John White entitled the map “La Virginea Pars” and based his work upon surveys and navigational measurements made by the Elizabethan mathematician and scientist Thomas Harriot. This map shows the coastal area from present Cape Henry, VA to Cape Lookout, NC, with a degree of accuracy that it is often compared to NASA satellite photographs.

Jan 27, 2025 · The hidden symbol on John White's map and the discovery of English artifacts inland suggest that at least some of the colonists may have moved to a location between the Roanoke and Chowan...

May 3, 2012 · John Lawson’s map of 1709 shows “Croatan” as the mainland opposite the island of Manteo. Their “failure to find” also had to do with the fear of the Spanish and John White’s captain’s refusal to stay in the area searching.

Jan 27, 2025 · A key piece of evidence in the search for the Roanoke settlers is a 400-year-old map known as La Virginea Pars, created by Governor John White himself. The map, which outlines parts of the North Carolina coastline, has been studied extensively.

John White, in 1587 was only on Roanoke Island for a few days before departing again for England, so we know this map was not drawn on that trip.

Portion of John White's 1585 map of the Outer Banks, showing Roanoke Island and Croatoan. John White, a skilled illustrator and artist, was selected along with Thomas Hariot to provide Sir Walter Raleigh with images of the New World.

This map, drawn by the English artist John White, provides a detailed rendering of the east coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay (at top) to Cape Lookout in present-day North Carolina. In 1585 White accompanied some 600 men in a failed colonizing expedition to Roanoke Island, which is shown here as a pink island ("Roanoac") between ...

Map made by John White, 1585—86, showing the relationship of Roanoke Island, Dasamonquepeuc, Port Ferdinando, Croatoan, and Hatoraske. ATTEMPTS TO FIND THE LOST COLONY. As the ships anchored at Hatoraske, smoke was seen rising on Roanoke Island, giving hope that the colonists were still alive.

May 3, 2024 · John White was an English artist who in 1585 accompanied a failed colonizing expedition to Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina and who, in 1587, served as governor of a second failed expedition, which came to be known as the Lost Colony.