Madagascar Collection (page 2)

Hovahs; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. Creator: Alfred Grandidier
Hovahs; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. [ The Hova, or free commoners, were one of the three principal historical castes in the Merina Kingdom of Madagascar ]

Lanius rufus. Creator: Unknown
Lanius rufus

Fort at Tamatave, Madagascar, the scene of the late affray, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Fort at Tamatave, Madagascar, the scene of the late affray, 1845....a combined attack was made upon Tamatave, a port of Madagascar, by one English and two French vessels...The Queen of the island

Madagascar, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen &
Madagascar, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1890

View of Antsahatsiroa, Madagascar, 1862-65. Creator: William Ellis
View of Antsahatsiroa, Madagascar, 1862-65

[Family Group], 1863. Creator: Desire Charnay
[Family Group], 1863

Fougere arborescente, 1863. Creator: Desire Charnay
Fougere arborescente, 1863

Femmes Betsimisaraka, Madagascar, 1863. Creator: Desire Charnay
Femmes Betsimisaraka, Madagascar, 1863

The Kabary Plain, Andohalo, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1895. Creator: Colonel Stewart
The Kabary Plain, Andohalo, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1895. Open area in the Malagasy capital, possibly used for making speeches. Kabary is a highly stylized form of speech in Malagasy culture

The Market Place, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1895. Creator: Colonel Stewart
The Market Place, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1895. Crowds at the market in the capital city of Madagascar. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

The capture of Antsiranana, Madagascar, by the Royal Marines, World War II, 1942 (1944). From " The Royal Marines - The Admiralty Account of Their Achievement 1939-43"

Earth from the Meditteranean sea to Antarctica, viewed from Apollo 17, December 1972. This was the first photograph of the south polar ice cap

The Travellers Palm, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

A group of Hova, people of Madagascar, 1912.. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Sakalava types from Menabe, Western Madagascar, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Village chief, Mangabe, Madagascar, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Joseph Gallieni, French general, 1899. Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849-1916) was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies

The massacre and burning of two villages at Madagascar, c16th century. Men, presumably Europeans, have arrived at the island on a ship. They seem to be responsible for setting fire to native villages

Women pounding rice, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, Paris

Malagasy Women, 19th century. Artist: Alexandre Bida
Malagasy Women, 19th century. Engraving after a photograph

Malagasy Warrior, 19th century. Artist: Gerome Staal
Malagasy Warrior, 19th century. Engraving after a photograph

Travelling in Madagascar, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

Native of Madagascar, c1850. Artist: James Prichard
Native of Madagascar, c1850. Engraving from the Natural History of Man by James Pritchard, (London, 1855)

Boer delegation received by General Gallieni, Governor of Madagascar, 1902. When the Boer War ended in 1902, some of the Boer leaders who wanted to continue the fight went into exile in Madagascar

The Queen of Madagascar Ranavalo arrives in Paris, 1901. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th June 1901

Departure of the Madagascans, Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st October 1900

Agricultural lesson for the indigenous people of Madagascar, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Agricultural lesson for the indigenous people of Madagascar, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th November 1897

The Queens Palace, Tananarive, Madagascar, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Queens Palace, Tananarive, Madagascar, 1897. After conquering Madagascar in the Second Franco-Hova War in 1896, France annexed the island

Senegalese troops, Madagascar, 1897. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Senegalese troops, Madagascar, 1897. After conquering Madagascar in the Second Franco-Hova War in 1896, France annexed the island. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th October 1897

Execution by firing squad in Tananarive, (Antananarivo), Madagascar, 1896. Artist: F Meaulle
Execution by firing squad in Tananarive, (Antananarivo), Madagascar, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd November 1896

The return of the 200 regiment from Madagascar, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
The return of the 200 regiment from Madagascar, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 5th January 1896

Events in Madagascar: The Capture of Mevatanana, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Events in Madagascar: The Capture of Mevatanana, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th June 1895

Enrolment of Russian volunteers for Madagascar, St Petersburg, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Enrolment of Russian volunteers for Madagascar, St Petersburg, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th April 1895

Uniforms of the French expeditionary force in Madagascar, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Uniforms of the French expeditionary force in Madagascar, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st April 1895

Goodbye!!, French soldiers on the way to Madagascar, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Goodbye!!, French soldiers on the way to Madagascar, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th April 1895

Tananarive (Antananarivo), capital of Madagascar, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Tananarive (Antananarivo), capital of Madagascar, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th October 1895

Victory!!, French intervention in Madagascar, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Victory!!, French intervention in Madagascar, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th October 1895

The Hova army, Madagascar, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
The Hova army, Madagascar, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 19th May 1895

Hova money changers, Madagascar, late 19th century. Artist: Gillot
Hova money changers, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

Cascade at Namora, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

Young Hova women, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

Mausoleum of the ex-first minister and his family, Madagascar, late 19th century. Artist: Gillot
Mausoleum of the ex-first minister and his family, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

Palace of the ex-first minister, and the barracks of the marines, Madagascar, late 19th century. Artist: Gillot
Palace of the ex-first minister, and the barracks of the marines, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

Catholic Cathedral, Palace of the Queen, late 19th century. Artist: Gillot
Catholic Cathedral, Palace of the Queen, Antananarivo, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

Queen Ranavalona Manjaka III of Madagascar, c 1880s. The Queen (1861-1917) ruled from 1883-1897. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

The capture of a Hova camp, Madagascar, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
The capture of a Hova camp, Madagascar, 1895. France invaded Madagascar in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War (Hova being the name of the islands Merina aristocrats)

Madagascar expedition, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Madagascar expedition, 1895. France invaded Madagascar in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War (Hova being the name of the islands Merina aristocrats)

The departure of French troops to Madagascar, Paris, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
The departure of French troops to Madagascar, Paris, 1895. France invaded Madagascar in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War (Hova being the name of the islands Merina aristocrats)

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