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Floor plan of the palace of the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies at Buitenzorg (Bogor, Java), now known as Bogor Palace. Although most official business was conducted in Batavia, Bogor was often preferred for its milder climate.

The residency of Batavia, West Java, featuring plantations (coffee, tea, coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar); crops (rice, alang-alang, bamboo); fishing ponds; factories, warehouses, shops; routes, administrative borders; mountains, rivers, lakes.

The residency of Batavia, West Java, featuring plantations (coffee, tea, coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar); crops (rice, alang-alang, bamboo); fishing ponds; factories, warehouses, shops; routes, administrative borders; mountains, rivers, lakes.

Plan of the palace and botanical gardens in Buitenzorg (Bogor, Java). The palace (now known as Bogor Palace) has a lake and deer park, while the gardens (Bogor Botanical Gardens) is divided into plots for types of plants (fruit plants, seed plants).

Map of the Dutch colonial administrative region (department) of Buitenzorg (Bogor, Java), including an elevation showing the heights of the area’s mountains. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)