Madagascar is 3,800 miles from Java and 7,200 from Tokyo—not as far as Australia is from the U.S. Following Portuguese, Dutch and British pioneers, the French first got a foothold on the island ...

There is a map and a few good illustrations. Madagascar and France; with some Account of the Island, its People, its Resources, and Development. By George A. Shaw (London: Religious Tract Society ...

Madagascar, one of several island nations in Africa, can be found near Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. Though its capital, Antananarivo, is where the heart of the country's dining ...