Island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean

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Screwpine plants (Pandanus species) of Madagascar, sheltering a tent. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A man in Madagascar being carried on a litter on the shoulders of four men. Wood engraving by F.-J. Gauchard.

A stand of traveller's palms (Ravenala madagascariensis) in Madagascar. Wood engraving, c. 1867.

A man in Madagascar predicting the future with seeds (sikidy). Process print, ca. 1930, after G. Grandidier.

Three men in Madagascar have chains around them that join their necks and ankles. Process print.

Le jeu des 36 bêtes / André Demaison ; dessins de Jacques Darcy.

Fragen der Umvolkung / von Hans Joachim Beyer.

The heads of women are reforged in a workshop by the sea; representing a brutal cure for the 'madness' of women. Line engraving by F. Campion, 1663.

Tubercular leprosy in Madagascar / by Andrew Davidson.

A naturalist in Madagascar : a record of observation, experiences, and impressions made during a period of over fifty years' intimate association with the natives and study of the animal & vegetable life of the island / by James Sibree.

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Le jeu des 36 bêtes / André Demaison ; dessins de Jacques Darcy.

Fragen der Umvolkung / von Hans Joachim Beyer.

The heads of women are reforged in a workshop by the sea; representing a brutal cure for the 'madness' of women. Line engraving by F. Campion, 1663.

Tubercular leprosy in Madagascar / by Andrew Davidson.

A naturalist in Madagascar : a record of observation, experiences, and impressions made during a period of over fifty years' intimate association with the natives and study of the animal & vegetable life of the island / by James Sibree.