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Apr 15, 2024 · John White (died c. 1593, Kylemore, County Galway, Ireland) was a British artist, explorer, cartographer, and governor of the English settlement on Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina, U.S.).
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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.
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Apr 2, 2014 · John White was an English artist, explorer, cartographer and governor of the settlement on Roanoke Island.
Oct 3, 2012 · John White, governor of the Roanoke colony, left for England in 1587 and returned in 1590 to find no trace of his settlers. Learn about the possible fates of the "Lost Colony" and its connection to Jamestown.
John White was a limner, engineer, and governor of the Roanoke colonies in the late 16th century. He left valuable watercolor drawings of the New World, but his family and the fate of the colonists remain a mystery.
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John White was an English artist who painted the first views of America in 1585, during a voyage sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh. His watercolors show the natural and cultural diversity of the Carolina coast and the West Indies, as well as the Algonquian people and their customs.
