Compare these two maps of the same area. Notice that north points to the right, not up.

Your ships will land first at Cape Henry, then head up the large open inlet on the right. It will later be called Chesapeake Bay.

Once you have landed the Instructions from the Virginia Company will be opened. They will name your leaders and will give guidance about where to land and how to establish your colony.

Map of Raleigh's Virginia ~ John White

Americae Pars, Nunc Virginia 1590 ~ Theodor DeBry & John White

This large waterway is where the colonists plan to sail.

Here English colonists landed 20 years ago.... and then disappeared.

This will be your first landfall in Virginia.

These islands and banks form a barrier between ocean and coast. Sail carefully.

This large channel is another waterway large enough for your ships.

MAPS: Virginia (from the Roanoke Expedition) - John White