Close-up view of thatched wooden huts in forest village, Madagascar, ca.1865-1885

One of four views from album page entitled " Forest Villages" .; John Parrett served as a printer for the London Missionary Society in Madagascar from 1862 to 1885, first at the capital Tananarive [now Antananarivo] then, following a period of furlough in England from 1873 to 1875, at Amparibe. Parrett sailed to Madagascar in 1862 as part of a large missionary party comprising Dr and Mrs Andrew Davidson , Mr and Mrs Robert Toy, schoolmaster Charles Thomas Stagg and Mrs Stagg, Reverend John Duffus and Reverend William Edward Cousins. The party was sent to aid Reverend William Ellis who had pioneered the re-introduction of missionaries to Madagascar in 1862 on the accession of King Radama II to the throne, following the death of Queen Ranavalona I in 1861.本作品为题为《森林村落》的相册页面所收录的四幅视图之一。约翰·帕雷特（John Parrett）于1862年至1885年间受雇于伦敦传道会（London Missionary Society）驻马达加斯加办事处，担任印刷师一职；起初在首都塔那那利夫（Tananarive，现名塔那那利佛（Antananarivo））履职，1873年至1875年在英国休假后，转至安帕里贝（Amparibe）工作。帕雷特于1862年随一支大型传教团赴马达加斯加，该使团成员包括安德鲁·戴维森（Andrew Davidson）博士夫妇、罗伯特·托伊（Robert Toy）夫妇、教师查尔斯·托马斯·斯塔格（Charles Thomas Stagg）及其夫人、约翰·达弗斯牧师（Reverend John Duffus）与威廉·爱德华·卡曾斯牧师（Reverend William Edward Cousins）。1861年拉瓦洛娜一世女王逝世后，拉达马二世国王登基，威廉·埃利斯牧师（Reverend William Ellis）于1862年率先重启向马达加斯加派遣传教士的工作，本次使团正是为协助他而组建的。