Men sitting outside old Royal House, Ambohidrabiby, Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca.1865-1885

"Old Royal House, Ambòhidrabìby". Men standing and sitting outside closed up wooden structure.; 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.

安博希德拉比（Ambòhidrabìby）旧王室宅邸。人们或站或坐于封闭木结构建筑外。约翰·帕雷特（John Parrett）于1862年至1885年间任职于马达加斯加伦敦传道会（London Missionary Society）印刷所，起初在首都塔那那利夫（Tananarive，现名安塔那那利佛Antananarivo）工作，1873年至1875年在英国休假后，转至安帕里贝（Amparibe）任职。1862年，帕雷特随一支大型传教使团乘船前往马达加斯加，该使团成员包括安德鲁·戴维森（Andrew Davidson）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）以及威廉·爱德华·卡曾斯牧师（Reverend William Edward Cousins）。该使团受命协助威廉·埃利斯牧师（Reverend William Ellis）——1861年拉纳瓦洛娜一世女王逝世后，拉达马二世国王登基，埃利斯牧师于1862年率先重启向马达加斯加派遣传教士的工作。