John Ross (1815-1880 or Charles Rawden Maclean. He is famous for his walk to Delagoa Bay, a distance 0f 450 kilometers away in order to obtain supplies for a marooned party of merchantmen in the Port of Natal. (1825).
Considered a hero to the settlers in Natal, work was commissioned on a statue to commemorate John Ross.
This album has the sketches Mary Stainbank, of Coedmore, and a well renowned sculptor, to build up the proposed statue.
The statue, built to her design, now is in the grounds of John Ross house
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