Buitenzorg, capital of a sub-residency in Java, 35 miles S. of Batavia by rail, stands in mountainous country, 880 feet above the sea, and has so fine a climate that it is becoming more and more a favourite summer resort of the Batavian merchants. The splendid country palace of the governor-general is here, and around it an extensive and famous botanic garden.
Buitenzorg
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 533
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