Roanoke – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 23:10:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg Roanoke – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 Does a Map Reveal Roanoke’s Fate? https://www.maproomblog.com/2012/05/does-a-map-reveal-roanokes-fate/ Sun, 06 May 2012 14:39:31 +0000 http://www.maproomblog.com/2012/05/does_a_map_reveal_roanokes_fate/ More]]> A patch on a 16th-century map may suggest what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke. The map in question is the 1585 Virginea Pars map by John White. Based on the patch, which hides a symbol indicating a fort, researchers argue that the settlers may have moved westward and inland. AP coverage: ArtDaily, CBC, Washington Post. Via io9.

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