View of Antsahatsiroa, Madagascar. Artist: William Ellis (British, 1794-1872). Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (19.1 x 16.5 cm). Date: 1862-65.Reverend William Ellis, a prominent member of the London Missionary Society, made this exquisite view of Antsahatsiroa, Madagascar. We know a great deal about his life and photographs from the publications of Simon Peers. Ellis established his reputation in Hawaii and Tahiti during the early 1820s and was the first European in those places to translate, print, and illustrate Christian scriptures in local languages. In London, in 1853, Ellis heard that the rulers of Madagascar were again amicable to missionaries, and he prepared to travel there for the society (he eventually visited three times). Ellis was fully aware of the power of the printed word and image, and that year, at the age of fifty-nine, he embraced photography. He received technical advice in London from the prominent photographer Roger Fenton. In Madagascar Ellis joined his society