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.

The Paintings of John White How do we know about the Native Americans who were here when the first Europeans arrived? Archaeology supplies us with some evidence, along with the writings of the first visitors and the stories of the Native Americans themselves.

John White's original paintings were engraved and copied countless times, and versions showed up in everything from costume books to encyclopedias of insects. By John White, Watercolor,...

Apr 30, 2012 · Yet White’s illustrations stood out among those of his peers. Rather than working via woodblock printing or engraving, White produced paintings in vivid watercolors. This allowed him to achieve a level of lifelike detail which printed illustrations couldn’t hope to match.

The staff of Virtual Jamestown is pleased to bring online the watercolor drawings of John White and the corresponding engravings of Theodor De Bry. Under a licensing agreement with the British Museum for the White drawings, we are able to make available these images for the first time on the World Wide Web.

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.

Paintings of the Indians, plants, and animals of present-day coastal North Carolina, created by John White during the attempt to settle an English colony on the Atlantic coast. Focus on the depictions of the Algonquian Indians.

Apr 24, 2012 · In 1585 the Englishman John White, governor of one of the very first North American colonies, made a series of exquisite watercolour sketches of the native Algonkin people alongside whom the settlers would try to live.

Apr 2, 2014 · John White was an English artist, explorer, cartographer and governor of the settlement on Roanoke Island. (1540-1593) In April 1585 John White sailed on an expedition that planted a...

Oct 30, 2023 · John White’s drawings hugely influenced Europeans’ understanding and perceptions of North America in the 16th century. See his work at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.