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abundant amount ancient animals Arabs Bali Banjarmasin Barros Borneo breadth buffalo Bugis called Celebes century chief China Chinese civilisation clove conquest considerable consists corruption cultivated Dutch east longitude eastern European exist exported extends feet fertile forest gold Guinea Hindu India inhabitants island of Luzon islets Java Kamboja king known land language leagues Lomboc Luzon Mahommedan Mahommedan religion Malay and Javanese Malay Archipelago Malay language Malay Peninsula Malayan Manilla Menangkabo Mindano Molucca Sea Moluccas monsoon mountain nations navigable negros north latitude northern nutmeg Palembang pepper Philippine Archipelagos plant population portion Portuguese possession prince principal probably produce province race religion rice river rude Sanscrit Siam Siamese signifies Singapore soil southern Spaniards Spanish species square geographical miles square miles Straits of Malacca Sumatra Sumbawa territory Timur tongue town trade trees tribes volcanic western coast western side whole wild word