Illustration
A 1590 CE engraving by John White showing the arrival of English colonists in Virginia, the first English colony in North America (modern-day North Carolina). Around 100 settlers created a settlement on Roanoke Island in 1585 CE.
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Original image by John White. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 16 June 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
White, J. (2020, June 16). Arrival of the Roanoke Island Colonists. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12378/arrival-of-the-roanoke-island-colonists/
Chicago Style
White, John. "Arrival of the Roanoke Island Colonists." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 16, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12378/arrival-of-the-roanoke-island-colonists/.
MLA Style
White, John. "Arrival of the Roanoke Island Colonists." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Jun 2020. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
