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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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2 apr 2014 · John White was an English artist, explorer, cartographer and governor of the settlement on Roanoke Island.
primary name:White, John. Details. individual; painter/draughtsman; British; American (USA); Male. Other dates. 1585-1593 (fl.) Biography. Watercolourist, the first British artist in America and first European to paint Native Americans (North Carolina Algonquians, about 1585-6); governor of the colony at Roanoke (1587); his voyages for Sir ...
15 apr 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 was a 16th-century English artist who painted the first views of America for Sir Walter Raleigh's expeditions. His watercolors show the natural and cultural diversity of the Carolina coast and the West Indies, as well as his artistic and historical influences.
3 ott 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.
