Madagascar and France

This book, written by an English missionary, describes Madagascar before colonial times, with a particular focus on its relations with France. In addition to nineteenth-century history, the book has a chapter on each of the flora and fauna of Madagascar.

It is bound in red cloth with gilt illustrations of "Royal Street, Tamatave" on the cover and "The Governor of Tamatave" [Rainamdriamampandry] on the spine. A native-carved panel is embossed on the back cover. All three illustrations also appear as black-and-white plates in the book, along with 14 further plates and a fold-out map of Madagascar. The frontispiece is protected by a sheet of tissue paper.

• Preface
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Map
• I. General Description of the Island
• II. Malagasy Civilisation
• III. Origin of the Malagasy
• IV. Attempts to Colonise Madagascar from 1643-1814
• V. The Recent French Claims
• VI. The Embassy to Europe
• VII. The Beginning of Hostilities
• VIII. The French Ultimatum
• IX. Effect of the Ultimatum in Antananarivo
• X. Bombardment of Tamatave
• XI. Accession of Ranavalona III
• XII. Present Civil and Religious State of the Malagasy
• XIII. The Fauna of Madagascar
• XIV. The Flora of Madagascar
• Appendix: Meteorology
• Index

• Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, London, England.

Refer to the glossary for definitions of terms used to describe the condition of items.

• History > Madagascar > Nineteenth Century
• Politics > International > Franco-Malagasy
• History > Madagascar > Human Colonisation
• Fauna > Madagascar
• Flora > Madagascar