Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P. Oliver, of the Royal Artillery. 'The band; officers; a native of rank borne by slaves...The band followed the advanced guard, in the roar of which came the officers with drawn swords, and after them a native dignitary in a chair supported by four slaves'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.