Folio (291 x 355 mm). 55 large-format albumen photographs (most approx. 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in., and reverse) and 28 small albumen photographs (each 2 7/8 x 3 in.) with manuscript captions. (Minor toning, occasional spotting, one leaf has been reinserted.) Full brown morocco gilt, gilt-lettered to front board, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands (rear board detached, front hinge broken, scuffs to extremities). Provenance: Meyrick & Helen Bankes (gift inscription, dated 28 February 1876).

A varied collection of albumen photographs from Notman & Fraser's studio that includes majestic landscapes of the Canadian wilderness, including several views of the St. Lawrence River and Niagara Falls, as well as images from eastern cities including Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, and Quebec. Also included are a series of 5 posed images of a moose hunt and 2 composite images, for which the studio was known, including Montreal Snow Shoe Club, which was crafted to send to the Paris World Exhibition. William Notman (1826-1891) immigrated to Montreal from Scotland in 1856, building an international reputation with photographic studios in both Canada and the United States. RARE: No other copies of this handsomely bound photographic collection were located.

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Quebec from Hadlow Cove. -- Quebec from Point Levis. -- Kingfishers Haunt. -- Montmorence Falls Quebec, Summer. -- Montmorence Falls Quebec Winter. -- St. Anns Falls Quebec. -- Natural Steps Montmorenci. -- The Citadel Halifax. -- St. Johns New Brunswick. -- Montreal. -- Montreal. -- Thousand Islands St. Lawrence River. -- Thousand Islands St. Lawrence River. -- Cutting Ice on St. Lawrence River. -- Halifax. -- Melville Isle Halifax. -- Bonsecour Fall. -- Locks on Rideau Canal & Parliament Buildings. -- Parliament Buildings Ottawa. -- Chaudiere Falls Winter Ottawa -- Chaudiere Falls Summer Ottawa. -- Timber Slide Ottawa. -- Big Kettle Falls Ottawa. -- Toronto. -- University Toronto. -- Osgoode Hall Toronto. -- Library at Osgood Hall Toronto. -- St. James Cathedral Toronto. -- Trinity College Toronto. -- Untitled image of a university building. -- A Cedar Swamp. -- Skating Carnival Victoria Rink Montreal  (composite image). -- Montreal Snow Shoe Club (a composite image crafted by Notman to send to the Paris World Exhibition). -- Lake Couchiching. -- Road to Lake Couchiching Hotel. -- Moose Hunting - Going Out. -- Moose Hunting - Game in Sight. -- Moose Hunting - Night. -- Moose Hunting - the Camp Fire. -- Moose Hunting - The Return to Camp. -- The Tobogganing Party. -- River du Loup Falls. -- Niagara Falls. -- Horse Shoe Falls. -- Niagara Winter. -- Horse Shoe Falls Niagara Summer. -- Winter Foliage Niagara. -- The Notch Pass of Bolton Lake Memphremagog. -- Rideau Falls Ottawa. -- Fort Chambry. -- Junction of North and South Thompson Kamloop B.C. -- Owls Head Mountain Lake Memphremagog. -- Untitled group portrait of a wedding party. -- Untitled view of a table set for a wedding banquet. -- Untitled image of a billiards/pool table laden with what appear to be wedding gifts. -- Untitled image of the interior of a greenhouse. 

Small images - 28  - both landscapes and city scenes, 4 pages with 7 images each.
View at the Great Bend of the Thompson River British Columbia. -- Ice Shove on the St. Lawrence. -- Ice Shove on the St. Lawrence from St. Helens Island. -- Looking out of Skinners Cave Lake Memphremagog. -- Ice Shove on the St. Lawrence at St. Helens Island. -- Ice Shove on the St. Lawrence. -- Hells Gate on the Thompson River British Columbia. -- Interior of Jesuit Church Montreal. -- Savona Ferry British Columbia. -- View of the Thousand Islands. -- View of the Niagara River. -- Interior of French Cathedral Montreal. - Hope Gate Quebec. -- View on the Fraser River near Yale British Columbia. -- Cape Eternity Saguenay River. -- View of Thousand Islands St. Lawrence River. -- Ice Mound Niagara. -- Interior of French Church Quebec. -- Ravine at Trinity Bay River Saguenay. -- View of THousand Islands St. Lawrence River. -- View from Citadel Halifax. -- Battle Bluff Kamloop Lake British Columbia. -- View of Thousand Islands St. Lawrence River. -- Trinity Bay River Saguenay. -- Trinity Rock River Saguenay. -- View from Citadel Halifax looking toward Dartmoor. -- The village from Cape Eagle Murray Bay. -- The place where Gen. Montgomery fell Dec 31st 1778 Quebec.