Researchers believe they might have cracked the case of the lost colony of Roanoke ... experts with the British Museum analyzed the 400-year-old “La Virginea Pars” map drawn by one of ...

In 2012, British Museum curator Kim Sloan and her ... After the site was found on White’s map, experts began to think the Roanoke settlers left the island and travelled the 100 miles to 31BR246 ...

In 1587, a group of English colonists arrived at Roanoke Island ... In 2012, British Museum experts made a breakthrough when examining John White's map on a light box. Curator Kim Sloan and ...

The plume from Roanoke Island “put ... copy of White’s watercolor map. In 2011 he became curious about two faint patches on his copy. The British Museum initially was slow to respond to ...