Travels in the East Indian archipelago

by Albert S. Bickmore

Edwᵈ Weller

APPENDIX A.
Area of the Principal Islands, according to Baron Melville van Carnbée.

	Square English geographical miles.
Java and Madura	38,251.2
Sumatra	128,560.0
Pulo Nias	1,200.0
Babi	480.0
Pagi	560.0
Banca	3,568.0
Billiton	1,904.0
Borneo	203,888.0
Celebes	57,248.0
Buton	1,379.2
Bali	16,848.0
Lombok	16,560.0
Sumbawa	4,448.0
Floris	4,032.0
Timur	9,808.0
Sandal-wood Island	3,784.0
Tenimber Islands	2,400.0
Aru Islands	1,040.0
Islands of Banda	17.6
Ceram	4,944.0
Buru	2,624.0
Gilolo	5,016.0
Bachian	800.0
Ternate	11.2
Amboina	2,128.0
Total area of the Netherlands India	445,411.2

APPENDIX B.
Population of the Netherlands India, 1865.

ISLANDS.	Europeans.	Natives.	Chinese.	Arabs.	Other Eastern nations.	Total.
Java and Madura	27,105	13,704,535	156,192	6,764	22,772	13,917,368
“West Coast” of Sumatra, including the islands from Nias to the Pagis	1,188	872,173	3,172	54	1,110	877,703
Residency of Bencoolen	174	119,691	596	6	47	120,514
” Lampong	52	88,113	180	8	4,666	93,019
” Palembang	182	622,345	2,790	1,716	67	527,050
Banca	116	37,070	17,097	56		54,339
Billiton	34	12,786	1,781		1,223	15,824
Rhio	136	10,454	19,972	2	119	30,683
Borneo (the parts under the Dutch Government)	328	802,889	26,393	1,736	597	931,843
Celebes	1,176	292,619	4,385	42		298,222
Residency of Amboina	1,219	104,841	311	85	817	107,273
” Banda	545	5,876	153	12		6,586
” Ternate	732	2,062	427	70		3,291
The Minahassa	550	102,423	1,437	11		104,418
Timur	190	Unknown.	752	3		945
Bali and Lombok		863,725				863,725
Total	33,677	17,641,602	235,535	10,565	31,424	17,952,803

APPENDIX C.
A Table of Heights of the Principal Mountains in the Archipelago.

Place.	Height in Eng. feet.
Amboina.
Salhutu (highest peak on the island)	4,010
Ternate (peak of)	5,510
Tidore (peak of)	5,440
Minahassa.
Mount Klabat	6,560
Mount Sudara	4,390
Mount Batu Angus	2,290
Mount Lokon	5,140
Mount Massarang	4,150
Mount Tompasso	3,850
Mount Saputan	5,960
Mount Mahawut	4,170
Mount Sempo	4,900
Mount Katawak	3,970
Mount Kawin	3,430
Lake of Tondano	2,272
HEIGHTS IN JAVA.
Mount Krawang	5,771
Salak	7,244
Mandalawangi	9,940
Gedeh	9,750
Sedaratu	9,591
Alun-alun	9,100
Papandayang	7,477
Pasir Alang	8,387
Taman Saāt	7,908
Chikorai	9,233
Telaga Bodas	5,874
Highest edge of Galunggong	5,320
Galunggong	3,825
Slamat	11,329
Sindoro	10,316
Merbabu	10,219
Sumbing	10,947
Lawu	10,727
Dorowati	8,480
Kawi	9,408
Arjuno	10,947
Sémiru	12,235
Budolembu, highest peak in the Tenger Mountains	8,705
Boromo	7,545
Ajang	9,896
Raon	10,177
HEIGHTS IN SUMATRA.
Padang Hill (Apenberg)	341
Kayu Tanam	403
Padang Panjang	2,432
Fort Gugur Sigandang, the highest point on the col between Singalang and Mérapi	3,677
From this place to Matua is the plateau of Agam—Matua is	3,389
Bambang	2,028
Pisang	1,685
Kumpodang (where we crossed the brook and found a controleur making a bridge, etc.)	670
Bondyol	735
Water-shed just before coming to Libu Siképing	2,132
Libu Siképing	1,511
Rau	972
Water-shed between Rau and Kota Nopan	2,132
That above Kota Nopan	1,351
Water-shed between Tobing and Uraba	2,451
Last hills crossed before coming down to Eik Bediri	600 to 800
Dundgus Nasi (island passed in coming from Siboga)	800
Mount Talang (Crawfurd’s Dictionary)	10,500
Mount Singalang	9,634
Mount Mérapi	9,570
Mount Sago, about	5,862
Mount Ophir	9,770
Mount Kalabu (west of Rau)	5,115
Mount Seret Mérapi	5,860
Mount Pitya Kéling	680
Lubu Rajah	6,234
Height of the plateau of Toba, about	4,000
Sinkara, greatest depth	1,193
Bottom of Silindong Valley	3,144
Bukit Gedang, the edge of the old crater crossed in going down to Manindyu	3,624
Lake of Manindyu	1,541
Tanjong Alam, on the road from Fort van der Capellen to Paya Kombo	3,428
Paya Kombo	1,704
Height of Silindong Valley (e. g., at Uta Galong)	3,144
Height of Toba Valley about	4,000
Mount Indrapura, estimated at	12,255
Mount Lusé, in the territory of Achin, in 3° 40′ N. (Crawfurd)	11,250
Mount Lombok, according to Melville van Carnbée, by triangulation, about	12,363

APPENDIX D.
Coffee sold by the Government at Padang.