Sujet

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave..., 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

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. Oliver, of the Royal Artillery. 'Dr. Ryan, Bishop of Mauritius; Major Johnstone in palankeen, escorted by a guard of Hovas...After Captain Anson came Dr. Ryan, Lord Bishop of Mauritius, with his Malayash scripture-reader; and to them succeeded Major-General Johnstone, in a large palanquin, with hood to it, borne by eight men, and attended by a Captain's Guard of Hovas - the most powerful, industrious, and civilised tribe of tribe of the island'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Date

1862

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A10_031

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

14,6Mo (1,7Mo) / 32,5cm x 11,3cm / 3841 x 1332 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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