cover image: View of city of Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

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View of city of Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

"Antanànarìvo from the N.N.W" View of hilltop town from the outskirts. Showing houses and royal palaces and rooftops. John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.
housing monuments london missionary society townscapes parrett, john, 1841-1918

Authors

Parrett, John, 1841-1918

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m33
Date published
1865/1885
Dates
1865/1885
Format
Photographs
Pages
albumen prints, 11.1 x 15.8 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Antananarivo Madagascar
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Madagascar
Reference
impa-m33 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-SOA-CWM-13-10-002-029
Rights
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom Council for World Missions University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library docenquiry@soas.ac.uk http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/e92ca96d4f333a1b55565236c262f1fb

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