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MysteriesLost Colony of RoanokeArtifactsJohn White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patchesJohn White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches: picture
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John White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches: picture

PhotographPublic domainDrawn after the 1585 voyageCopy of John White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches
John White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches: picture
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.

John White, 1585. Public domain

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

Where it was made

AtlantaVirginia BeachRaleighCharlotteLouisvilleRichmondNashville1Albemarle500 kmWashington, D.C.PhiladelphiaAtlantaCincinnati1500 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). John White's map "La Virginea Pars", with its two paper patches: picture [Copy CPY0CQCCP8E3J6E]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CQCCP8E3J6E
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