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Travels in the East Indian Archipelago

by Albert S. Bickmore

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Appendix A — Area of the Principal Islands, According to Baron Melville van Carnbée

Square
English
geographical
miles.
Java and Madura38,251.2
Sumatra128,560.0
Pulo Nias1,200.0
Babi480.0
Pagi560.0
Banca3,568.0
Billiton1,904.0
Borneo203,888.0
Celebes57,248.0
Buton1,379.2
Bali16,848.0
Lombok16,560.0
Sumbawa4,448.0
Floris4,032.0
Timur9,808.0
Sandal-wood Island3,784.0
Tenimber Islands2,400.0
Aru Islands1,040.0
Islands of Banda17.6
Ceram4,944.0
Buru2,624.0
Gilolo5,016.0
Bachian800.0
Ternate11.2
Amboina2,128.0
Total area of the Netherlands India445,411.2

Appendix B — Population of the Netherlands India, 1865

ISLANDS.Europeans.Natives.Chinese.Arabs.Other Eastern nations.Total.
Java and Madura27,10513,704,535156,1926,76422,77213,917,368
“West Coast” of Sumatra, including the islands from Nias to the Pagis1,188872,1733,172541,110877,703
Residency of Bencoolen174119,691596647120,514
″ Lampong5288,11318084,66693,019
″ Palembang182622,3452,7901,71667527,050
Banca11637,07017,0975654,339
Billiton3412,7861,7811,22315,824
Rhio13610,45419,972211930,683
Borneo (the parts under the Dutch Government)328802,88926,3931,736597931,843
Celebes1,176292,6194,38542298,222
Residency of Amboina1,219104,84131185817107,273
″ Banda5455,876153126,586
″ Ternate7322,062427703,291
The Minahassa550102,4231,43711104,418
Timur190Unknown.7523945
Bali and Lombok863,725863,725
Total33,67717,641,602235,53510,56531,42417,952,803

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