Hovas Collection

Madagascar (engraving)
2783352 Madagascar (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madagascar. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 25 May 1884.); © Look and Learn

Prince Ramahatra, General of the Hovas (engraving)
1100375 Prince Ramahatra, General of the Hovas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Ramahatra, General of the Hovas)

A group of Hova, people of Madagascar, 1912.. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

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)

The capture of a Hova camp, Madagascar, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
The capture of a Hova camp, Madagascar, 1895. France invaded Madagascar in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War (Hova being the name of the islands Merina aristocrats)

French in Madagascar
The Hovas of Madagascar don t take kindly to being colonised by the French, but their resistance is overcome by the French forces. For their own good, of course

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