John White (surveyor)

John White (c.1540 – c.1618) {{ref|birthdate}} "Gentleman of London" and probable doctor, was sent by Sir Richard Grenville as Sir Walter Raleigh's surveyor-general on his first voyage to the New World (1585-6). During this journey he made numerous sketches of the landscape and people they encountered (including the one at right). These works are significant as they pre-date the first body of "discovery voyage art" created in the late eighteenth century by the artists who sailed with Captain James Cook.

Endnotes

1. {{note|birthdate}} See discussion (infra, main text area) for reasons for settling with these birth and death dates. The exact birtdate for John is possibly February 22, 1539, as there is record of a christening in the Church of St Margaret, London of a "John Whyte" on that same day; but again, nothing can be proven as yet, even though other records appear to show a direct relationship between this John Whyte and the above-said "John White (surveyor)".

Related Topics:
February 22 - 1539 - London

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2. {{note|Drake}} Sir Francis was the son of Edmund Drake and Mary Mylwaye and grandson of John Drake and Margaret Cole. The above-mentioned nephew Francis Drake was the son of Richard Drake and Ursula Stafford, grandson of John Drake and Amy Grenville (1510–1577), and great-grandson of the same above-mentioned John Drake and Margaret Cole. Richard Grenville was the grand-nephew of Amy Grenville, the grandson of Richard Grenville, Amy's older brother.

Related Topics:
Anthony Mildmay - Richard Grenville

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