John White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches

John White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches: scan

John White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches: picture

In 2012 the museum examined the patch at the head of Albemarle Sound and found a fort symbol beneath it; the museum's technical report was not located in this pass.

British Museum, 1585. Public domain

Copies 3

ScanBritish Museum · britishmuseum.org · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (museum standard; confirm)Primary source: La Virginea Pars (map of the east coast of North America from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Lookout), John White, 1585–15931 step from the original

Where it's published

ScanBritish Museum · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (PD-art, PD-old)1 step from the original

Where it's published Download

PictureJohn White · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (PD-art, PD-old)1 step from the original

Where it's published

Where it was made

Albemarle, Roanoke and Croatan sounds, North Carolina · Region

Sources 2

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). John White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches [Artifact ART0CQCCMHR26H4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQCCMHR26H4

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  title     = {John White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0CQCCMHR26H4},
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