THE GREAT AFRICAN ISLAND. 



CHAPTERS ON MADAGASCAR. 



A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF RECENT RESEARCHES IN THE 



PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND EXPLORATION OF THE COUNTRY, 



AND ITS NATURAL HISTORY AND BOTANY; 



AND IN THE ORIGIN AND DIVISIONS, CUSTOMS AND LANGUAGE, 



SUPERSTITIONS, FOLK-LORE, AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS 



AND PRACTICES OF THE DIFFERENT TRIBES. 



TOUETHEIl WITH 



ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCRIPTURE AND EARLY CHURCH HISTORY 



I'KOJI XATIVI-: HAIUTS ANIl MISSIONARY EXPERIENCE. 



Rev. JAMES 4JJIBREE, Jun., F.R.G.S. 



OK THE LONDON .MISSIONARY SOCIETY ; 

 AUTHOR Ol- "MADAGASCAR AND ITS PI'.oi'I.E." KTi . 



WITH PHYSICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHICAL SKETCH-MAPS 

 AND FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS. 



LONDON: 



TliUBNKI! & CO., LUIMSATE HILL. 

 1880. 



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