John White's paintings provided extensive information on Roanoke Island and its inhabitants.

John White's beautiful watercolor drawings are some of the most valuable sources of information about the plant and animal life of Roanoke Island as well as its native population.  His artwork was among the first visual evidence introducing Europeans to the New World.

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is grateful to the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum for their kind permission to allow an online image gallery of watercolors drawn by the John White.

Click here to enter the gallery.