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Views on Images of a New World: A Historiography of John White’s Drawings The Roanoke voyages (1584-1590) were a series of explorations which resulted in an unsuccessful colony. One of the key figures in these voyages was artist and gentleman John White...

A series of fun beach towns and quaint villages on a long stretch of narrow land and islands, including over 100 miles of beach, on the eastern coast of North Carolina are known as the Outer Banks – OBX for short. A favorite vacation destination, it...

The Roanoke colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was established on Roanoke Island in the late 16th century. The attempt was made by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a permanent English settlement. The colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. Their...

The ‘Elizabeth’ at Roanoke Island – a reconstruction of a galleon similar to the ‘Lion’ which brought the Lost Colonists from England John White’s paintings of his findings on the Island of Roanoke provide some of...

Take yourself back in time, 1587, to be exact, and experience what the colonists had to endure in the New World.  These people were strong beyond imagination.  This is a truly glorious telling of a historical event coupled with a wonderful writer’s ability...