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SKETCH OF BORNEO, 



BY THE LATE 



Dr. LEYDEJf. 



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P- HE great Island of Borneo stretches from 

 the fourih degree of South latitude to the 8th of 

 N. lat. and from the 150Üi to the I58th degree 

 of long. being about 700 miles in length, and 

 500 in breadlh ; it lies almost in sight of Java. 

 The shores of the Island are generally covered 

 W'ith mud banks ; the Coasts are law and mar- 

 shy, with small hilis generally covered with 

 wood, The center s wel Is with ranges of huge 

 mountains, which are commonly denominated 

 the Chrystal Mountains, from the quantity* of 

 chrystalline stoncs found chere, and these are 

 said to run in a North and South direclion. 

 At the foot of these mountains lies a large in- 

 land lakC;, which is termed a sea by the Dutch, 

 and which is reported to be larger than the lake 

 of Manilla. From this lake spring all the coa- 



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