Surgeon James Johnson (1777-1845) was on board the 36 gun ship Caroline, commanded by B. W. Page. Dedicated to Henry Lord Viscount Melville, this work contains a topographical and picturesque sketch of all the places annually visited by the British…
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: The Picket, Nukamaru 30 Jan.y 65 near Wanganui; on original sketchbook mount: J. Johnson of 40th Reg.t killed here. The Scene of a brisk skirmish with the Maories - on 29 January 1865