Portrait of the king Andrianamponimerina, in Madagascar. This photography reproduces a painting.; Andrianampoinimerina is the king of the Merina kingdom, and later the king of all the malagasy island, between 1787 and 1810. He is a military and a political leader of Madagascar island who had a significant impact on Madagascar history. Almost all of what is known about Andrianampoinimerina comes from the Father François Callet's book Tantara ny Andriana ("History of the Nobles"), published between 1878 and 1881. Tantara ny Andriana constitutes the core material for the historians studying the Merina history.
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
