Malagasy Collection

Cattle on their way to Tamatave, Madagascar, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Cattle on their way to Tamatave, Madagascar, 1864. 'Madagascar...does a considerable trade in live beef...It exports 30,000 head of cattle in a year...The ox is there commonly represented by

Embarking cattle at the port of Tamatave, Madagascar, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Embarking cattle at the port of Tamatave, Madagascar, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant S. P. Oliver showing '...the mode of putting cattle on shipboard in a port of Madagascar

The Vacoa, or screw pine, of Madagascar; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay
The Vacoa, or screw pine, of Madagascar; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A Madegasse widow; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay
A Madegasse widow; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Spies of the Queen of Madagascar; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay
Spies of the Queen of Madagascar; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Queen of Mohilla, and her attendants; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay
Queen of Mohilla, and her attendants; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Governor of Tamatave; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay
Governor of Tamatave; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A Madegasse women and her Children; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay
A Madegasse women and her Children; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Rice-Pounding; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay
Rice-Pounding; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Travelling in Madagascar: the Tacon; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay
Travelling in Madagascar: the Tacon; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Malagasy warrior with assegai and sheild, c.1675-c.1725. Creator: Anon
Malagasy warrior with assegai and sheild, c.1675-c.1725. African warrior in a white loincloth with assegaai (spear) and a red shield

'Types de Malgaches; Iles Africaines de la mer des Indes, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Types de Malgaches; Iles Africaines de la mer des Indes, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P

Madecasse Lady of Sainte Marie; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. Creator: Alfred Grandidier
Madecasse Lady of Sainte Marie; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

Wrestling Match before the Court of Tananarivo; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. Creator: Alfred Grandidier
Wrestling Match before the Court of Tananarivo; Recent Explorations in Madagascar, 1875. [European guests watching local entertainment, east Africa]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

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

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

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

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]

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)

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

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

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)

Young Hova women, 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)

M le Myre de Vilers in Madagascar, 1894. Artist: F Meaulle
M le Myre de Vilers in Madagascar, 1894. Myre de Vilers attempted to bring about a reconciliation between the islands government and France

The French colonial forces, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The French colonial forces is a general designation for the military forces that garrisoned and were largely recruited from the French colonial empire from the late 17th century until 1960

Assault on a Hova Fort, Madagascar, 1883-1896. France invaded Madagascar in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War (Hova being the name of the islands Merina aristocrats)

Defeat of the Sakalava, Madagascar, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Defeat of the Sakalava, Madagascar, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd April 1898

The royal princesses preaching the holy war in Madagascar, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The royal princesses preaching the holy war in Madagascar, 1894. Madagascar was an independent kingdom ruled by Queen Ravanolova III of the Merina dynasty

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