| Title | Arthur Barlowe |
| Caption | In this image, either Amadus or Barlowe can be seen greeting the Indians. |
| Source | New York Public Library |
| Date | 1624 |
| URL | http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=700784&imageID=807994&word=Amadas%20and%20Barlow&s=1¬word=&d=&c=&f=&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&total=1&num=0&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=1#_seemore |
| Type | Engraving |
| Origin | Internet |
Barlowe (Barlow), Arthur (fl. 1584); Arthur Barlowe was an explorer employed by Sir Walter Raleigh who, along with Philip Amadas, served as a captain on Raleigh’s 1584 exploratory expedition to North America. On this expedition Barlowe and the Amadas explored Roanoke Island and the surrounding area, and traded and interacted with Chief Wingina’s tribe on Roanoke Island. When they left for England, they took back with them two Algonquians, Manteo and Wanchese, who were used as promotional tools for the following expedition and from whom Thomas Harriot learned the Algonquian language. Barlowe is particularly notable for his report of the expedition which he drew up for Raleigh. His report describes both the land itself and the Native Americans in extremely positive terms, portraying the New World as a pseudo Eden-like paradise, with fertile soil and untouched by corruption.;
Works Cited:; Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, ed. William S. Powell. (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1979), s.v. “Barlowe, Arthur.”;