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SOUTH AFRICA, CEYLON, CANADA, AND INDIA Album of views and local portrait types of South Africa, early half morocco, folio or oblong folio; and another late nineteenth century album of views, including India, Burma and Europe (4) image 1
SOUTH AFRICA, CEYLON, CANADA, AND INDIA Album of views and local portrait types of South Africa, early half morocco, folio or oblong folio; and another late nineteenth century album of views, including India, Burma and Europe (4) image 2
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SOUTH AFRICA, CEYLON, CANADA, AND INDIA
Album of views and local portrait types of South Africa, early half morocco, folio or oblong folio; and another late nineteenth century album of views, including India, Burma and Europe (4)

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
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SOUTH AFRICA, CEYLON, CANADA, AND INDIA

Album of views and local portrait types of South Africa, 42 albumen prints (34 large mounted one per page, 7 half-page 2 per page, one 3-part panorama), several captioned in the negative (2 signed by Caney), all captioned on the mount, largest 278 x 230mm., typically approximately 180 x 250mm., [1880s]--Album of plant and landscape studies in Ceylon, 18 albumen prints, all captioned and signed in the image by Scowen & Co., mounted one per page, images 210 x 280mm., [1880s]--Album of views in Canada (and a few of Denver, Colorado), 45 albumen prints, 29 mounted one per page recto and verso, 16 smaller portrait studies (2 signed "C. Notman") 2 per page, larger images typically approximately 240 x 190mm., [1880/90s], early half morocco, folio or oblong folio; and another late nineteenth century album of views, including India, Burma and Europe (4)

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South Africa album includes; Groups or single portrait studies of local types (12, including two different "Kafir Girl", "Mat Weavers", "Kafirs" family group at Maritzburg, "Zoolo [Zulu] Dandies", "Zoolo Warrior", 2 groups of which one signed by Caney, "Amaswasi Warriors", and "J. Dunn, Zululand"); views of Cape Town and environs (13, including 3-sheet panorama from the sea), Durbar (5), Eastern Natal (3), Eureka City, Barbeton, and Brays. Canada album includes views of Niagara Falls (4), Montreal (5), Ottawa (7), Banff and Canadian Pacific Railway (3, 2 signed by R.. Maynard), Fraser River, B.C. (4), and "Nootka Sound Indians, V.I., where Captain Cook was in March 1778". The India content includes approximately 35 views, including Delhi Durbar of 1911 (3), Taj Mahal, street scenes and bungalows, a couple signed by "G.S.N. Bros.".

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