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John White's 16th century map of

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Virginia and North Carolina, ["Americae pars, Nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta sumtibus Dn. Walteri Raleigh, Equestris ordinis viri Anno Dm. MDLXXXV regm vero Sereniss: nostrae Reginae Elisabethae XXVII. Hujus vero Historia peculiari Libro discripta est, additis etiam Indigenarum Iconibus"] by John White, from [A Briefe and True Report of the New Founde Land of Virginia,] Part 1 of [Great Voyages] published by Theodore De Bry, Frankfurt, 1590, copper engraving on laid paper with undecipherable watermark, State 2 map with the initial letter "C" imposed onto the letter "E" in "Chesapiooc", plate 11-7/8 x 16-1/4 in., page 13 x 18 in.; modern wood frame. Hinged at top with archival tape and at bottom with Scotch tape, 1 in. strip of top margin restored including most of upper border, reinforced center crease, moderate soiling, fading, toning, creases, minor foxing; frame with abrasions and minor losses, Village Smith Galleries label on backing. Provenance: Abraham Lincoln Bookstore, Chicago, 1982; Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Reserves: $6,000 Reserves: $6,000 John White accompanied Sir Walter Raleigh on his 1585 expedition into Virginia and modern-day North Carolina. He assisted in selecting the location of the Roanoke Colony, later served as governor, and found the colony deserted in 1590 upon returning from England. He was the grandfather of Virginia Dare, the first child born to English colonists in America.

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