Z (iEOGKAl'HY OF 



includes the island of Celebes and others, to the meri- 

 dian of 124 east, and to the parallel of 3 north 

 latitude. A portion of the island enters the fourth 

 geographical division of the above-named author, but 

 this appears to be a superfluous one, as the inhabitants 

 and productions of Magindanau, Soolu, &c., very 

 much resemble those of the second division ; the 

 vegetables on which stress is laid, particularly the 

 nutmeg and sago, being abundant on those parts of 

 Borneo which are included in the former divisions : 

 the first of them, however, is not the kind so valued 

 for its aromatic flavour, and though there are several 

 species, they are all valueless in commerce, the fine 

 ones being confined to the Moluccas. 



The name Borneo, by which the island has been 

 always distinguished on European charts, and which 

 was probably applied to it by the Portuguese from 

 information received previously to any of their visits 

 to the island, is a corruption of the word Burni, ths 

 name of a kingdom and town on the N. W. coast of 

 the island Bruni being called by the inhabitants of 

 the Malayan peninsula, where the Portuguese first 

 settled after their conquest of Malacca, under the 

 celebrated Albuquerque, in 1511, Tanah Burni, the 

 land of Burni, it being rarely the custom of the 

 natives to apply a distinguishing name to the whole 

 island collectively, but to designate each part by 

 the name of the most powerful kingdom situated 

 in it. Thus it is said that the southern part of this 

 island is named by the Javans, Tanah Banjarmasin, 



