Captain Hippolyte Marceau - Hova photographer and othersPersonal diary of Captain Marceau in Madagascar, 1896-1898. Three years in Madagascar. Impressions of an officer's stay from three points of view, military, economic and social. Expeditionary Corps of Madagascar. Creole and Sakalave women. Ratovello, Hova governor of Ambohimarina. Women of Sainte-Marie and Antankare. Antsirabé. Government square. Water intake. Colbert Street. House of the civil government. Botou-bé. Native musicians. Fields of baobabs. Guiberteau Bridge. Rainandriamampandry, governor of Tamatave, shot as a rebel. Anjouanese type. Cape Diego. Gold washers at the beating. Sainte-Marie de Madagascar. Tamatave. Governor's house. Officer in filanzane. Tananarive. Panorama of the city. Fort of Duchesne. Ampassamimalo. General Galliéni's summer residence at Ambohimanga. Carpentry workshop. School of forging. Colonel Combes. Princess Razafina. Rifleman and Malagasy women. Ranavalo III, queen of Madagascar. Betsimisaraka woman in mourning. Rotou-bé in big outfit. Two (2) albums in-4, titled on the back, composed respectively of approximately 265 and 174 silver and citrate prints of the period, laminated on the leaves. Numerous annotations in ink on the mounts. Some signatures "Marceau" in the negatives. Handwritten texts in ink accompanying the images, numerous sketches and topographic maps (itineraries of the expeditionary corps, military operations, maps of cities). Tables at the end of the volumes. Dimensions: from 6 x 9 to 13 x 17 cmThe archives of Captain Hippolyte Marceau are enclosed: a handwritten booklet by Captain Marceau, Causerie sur Madagascar, in-4, 46 pages; an oblong in-4 album on Madagascar, composed of about 91 silver and citrate prints of the period; an oblong in-4 album on the 3rd company of the 1st battalion of France, composed of about 82 albumen prints; two brochures printed on Madagascar by Captain Marceau, published by the Ministry of Public Instruction in 1906; a certificate of knighthood in the Royal Order of the Black Star (Porto Novo, Dahomey); autograph recommendations from Captain Hippolyte Marceau's superiors; a set of albumen and citrate prints of portraits of the Captain and of military men. Captain Hippolyte Marceau - Hova photographer and othersCaptain Marceau personal diary in Madagascar, 1896-1898. Trois ans à Madagascar. Impressions of an officer's stay from three points of view, military, economic and social. Expeditionary Corps of Madagascar. Creole and Sakalave women. Ratovello, Hova governor of Ambohimarina. Women of Sainte-Marie and Antankare. Antsirabé. Government square. Water intake. Colbert Street. House of the civil government. Botou-bé. Native musicians. Fields of baobabs. Guiberteau Bridge. Rainandriamampandry, governor of Tamatave, shot as a rebel. Anjouanese type. Cape Diego. Gold washers at the beating. Sainte-Marie de Madagascar. Tamatave. Governor's house. Officer in filanzane. Tananarive. Panorama of the city. Fort of Duchesne. Ampassamimalo. General Galliéni's summer residence at Ambohimanga. Carpentry workshop. School of forging. Colonel Combes. Princess Razafina. Rifleman and Malagasy women. Ranavalo III, queen of Madagascar. Betsimisaraka woman in mourning. Rotou-bé. Two 4to albums, titled on the spine, composed respectively of approximately 265 and 174 vintage gelatin silver prints and aristotype prints, mounted on sheets. Numerous annotations in ink on mounts. Some signatures "Marceau" in the negatives. Handwritten text in ink accompanying the images, numerous sketches and topographic maps (itineraries of the expeditionary corps, military operations, maps of cities). Tables at the end of the volumes. Dimensions : from 6 x 9 to 13 x 17 cmIncluded : The archives of Captain Hippolyte Marceau : a handwritten booklet by Captain Marceau, Causerie sur Madagascar, 4to, 46 pages ; an oblong 4to album on Madagascar, composed of about 91 vintage gelatin silver prints and aristotype prints ; an oblong 4to album on the 3rd company of the 1st battalion of France, composed of about 82 albumen prints; two brochures printed on Madagascar by Captain Marceau, published by the Ministry of Public Instruction in 1906; a certificate of knighthood in the Royal Order of the Black Star (Porto Novo, Dahomey); autograph recommendations from Captain Hippolyte Marceau's superiors; a set of albumen prints and citrate prints of portraits of the Captain and soldiers.