China, America & Canada.- Photograph album of views of China, America and Canada, c.69 albumen prints on 61pp., 4 of which double-page, captioned in manuscript, some light spotting or soiling, mostly to leaves rather than prints, hinges tender but holding, contemporary half roan, lettered "America & China" in gilt on upper cover, rubbed, oblong folio, [c.1870s].

⁂ Excellent album of views in China (c.30), America (c.28) and Canada (c.11). Compiled by Arthur Hobhouse and his wife while on route to India circa 1872-1876, where he was to succeed Sir James Fitzjames Stephen as a law member of the council of the Governor-General of India.

The four double-page views include the port of Amoy, the town and harbour of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong racecourse and the island of Macao, among other views of Hong Kong, Canton and "Foo chow fu" (Foochow) on the Min River. Other views include Yosemite National Park, including the giant sequoias in Mariposa Grove, Salt Lake City, including the Mormon Tabernacle, Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec. Particularly notable is the print "Quebec Quarter burnt May 1876", highlighting the consequences of the recent fire.

Provenance: Arthur Hobhouse, 1st Baron Hobhouse (1819-1904); thence by descent to the present owner.