View of Valala river valley, Madagascar, ca. 1865-1885

"Valley of Valala river, from Angavo mountain". View from high vantage point on Angavo mountain towards river valley.; 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.

“瓦拉拉河河谷（Valala River），安加沃山（Angavo Mountain）视角”。该影像取自安加沃山的制高点，取景朝向瓦拉拉河河谷。约翰·帕雷特（John Parrett）于1862年至1885年间，在马达加斯加担任伦敦传道会（London Missionary Society）印刷员。其最初在当时的首都塔那那利佛（Tananarive，现名安塔那那利佛Antananarivo）供职，1873年至1875年在英国休假后，调任安帕里贝（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，该使团成员涵盖安德鲁·戴维森博士及其夫人、罗伯特·托伊夫妇、校长查尔斯·托马斯·斯塔格及其夫人、约翰·达弗斯牧师以及威廉·爱德华·卡曾斯牧师。这支使团受命协助威廉·埃利斯牧师开展工作：1861年拉瓦洛娜一世女王驾崩后，拉达马二世国王继位，埃利斯牧师于1862年率先推动传教士重返马达加斯加。