Madagascar Collection (page 4)

Madagascar - Tananarive - The Municipal Theatre
Amparibe, Antananarivo, Madagascar - The Municipal Theatre and l Eglise Norvez© enne d Ambatovinaky (Norwegian Church of Ambatovinaky) - Lutheran Church Date: circa 1910s

Madagascar - A Filanzane, a sedan chair used for passenger transport. Date: circa 1916

Madagascar - Antsiranana
An Antemoro Warrior (or Antaimoro - an ethnic group of Madagascar living on the southeastern coast, mostly between Manakara and Farafangana) - at Diego Suarez (now Antisanana)

The Russian Fleet at Nossi-Be off the coast of Madagascar Date: circa 1908

Madagascar - A Group of Merina women. The Merina are an ethnic group concentrated in the Highlands. Date: circa 1910s

Madagascar - Queens Palace - Ancient Royal Residence Date: circa 1910s

Mining for Graphite in Madagascar, Africa
Mining for Graphite in deposits in Madagascar, Africa Date: 1910s

Madagascar - Tananarive - The Government Building. The architecture shows just a petit soupcon of French colonial influence...! Date: circa 1904

Lemur skulls from Madagascar
Two skulls show the incredible diversity of lemurs on Madagascar

Daubentonia madagascariensis, aye-aye
Watercolour by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899). Plate 256 b. from the Richard Owen Drawings Collection held at the Natural History Museum

Megaladapis edwardsi, giant lemur
Skull of the giant lemur, Megaladapis edwardsi. The giant lemur was roughly gorilla-sized and lived as recently as 2, 000 year ago. Specimen dates from the Quaternary, near Ampoza, S.W Madagascar

Urania speciosa, travellers tree
Plate 578 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

French general Joseph Gallieni in Madagascar
" French general Joseph Gallieni in Madagascar. Image from " Le Petit Journal" (1899). Etching."

Cover design, Regie Air Afrique timetable
Cover design, French Air Ministry, Regie Air Afrique, timetable for the Europe-Congo-Madagascar summer service. 1936

Betsimisaraka man carrying reeds
A Betsimisaraka man from Madagascar carrying two large bales of rushes/reeds, canes. The Betsimisaraka constitute the second largest group (15%) of Madagascars population. Date: circa 1910s

Madagascar - St Mary Island - Lady in finest clothes
A Madagascan lady in her Sunday best bonnet - St. Mary Island, Madagascar. Date: 1913

Madagascar - Chief of the Bara People
Southern Madagascar - Chief of the Bara People Date: circa 1910s

Madagascar - Girl carrying a large round jar
Madagascar - A young Girl carrying a large round jar on her head Date: circa 1908

Madagascar, Africa - Antsiranana (was Diego-Suarez). A Sakalava Militiaman and his wife 1907

Madagascar - Tribesman from the Sakalava Tribe, who live on the western edge of Madagascar from Morandava to Nosy Be. Date: circa 1910s

Betsileo Costume - Madagascar. A wonderful photograph of a woman wrapped in a fine piece of patterned cloth. The Betsileo are a highland ethnic group of Madagascar

Betsimisaraka Girl from Madagascar
A very striking Betsimisaraka Girl from Madagascar wearing a very attractive printed wrap Date: 1910

Madagascar - The Queens House

Madagascar - A Sorceror - using Sikidy Divination. The Diviner uses an elaborate system of computation using seeds, which can be seen in this picture

Madagascar / Comoros 1855
Mayotte, Comoros Islands: harbour scene, French settlement

Madagascar / Comoros 1857
Ships anchoring in harbour in Mayotte

RAVENALA
Ravenala, or Travelers Tree, is cultivated in Madagascar for its water-retaining and ornamental properties. It is related to the banana, which are also shown here

Madagascar Massacre
Massacre of a huge number of people outside the town of Diego Suarez in northern Madagascar, possibly by the Portuguese. It would be nice to know more

Madagascar People
Men and a woman from Madagascar

MAURITIUS
The steamer Mauritius off the island of the same name, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean

Comoro Islands 1873
Mayotte, Comoro Islands, off Madagascar, East Africa: a panoramic view

Madagascar Anstiranana
View of the harbour, formerly known as Diego Suarez

Madagascar Antannarivo
The capital, viewed from the north

Madagascar Nosy Be
(or Nossi Be) - general view

Madagascar Scenery
Mountain scenery on the route between Andovoranto and Antannarivo

Madagascar Nosy Baraha
(formerly Ile Sainte-Marie) island off Madagascar : the harbour

LEMUR FULVUS is one of the LEMURIDAE, a rarely-seen because nocturnal species who live in Madagascar. (He is not a monkey though sharing monkey-like attributes)

Ostrich Farm Mafagascar
Plucking feathers from an ostrich in Madagascar. Some fashionable ladies pin whole birds on their hats, but that isn t easy with ostriches, so a few feathers must suffice

French Colonial Troops
French Colonial forces from Senegal, India, Algeria, Annam (Vietnam), Madagascar - and the Foreign Legion

Emigratino to Australia
Shipboard scene on The Madagascar featuring distressed needlewomen

French Take Mevatanana
The French capture Mevatanana

French Capture Hova Camp
The French capture a Hova camp, the ruling native tribe

Ranavalona I / Madagascar
RANAVALONA I Queen of Madagascar (1828-61) who established a reign of terror

Madagascar Welcome 1895
The French find Madagascar less accommodating than they had hoped

General De Torcy
GENERAL DE TORCY French military in Madagascar, who played a leading part in the conquest and pacification of the island

Lieutenant Loury Explore
LIEUTENANT LOURY French explorer in Madagascar and in the Sudan where he died

Galieni (Explorer)
GALIENI French explorer and military in Sudan and Madagascar

Lieutenant Dejoux
LEIUTENANT DEJOUX French explorer involved in the geographical survey of Madagascar, where he was slain by the natives

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