


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)
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SOUTH AFRICA, CEYLON, CANADA, AND INDIA
Footnotes
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.".