. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGRAPHY OF JAVA. 187 quarter, wliich lies above the low-lying tracts near the spurs of the hills to the south. Pleasure resorts are also scattered to the south-west at the foot and on the flanks of the Ungaran volcano, whose terraced slopes are crowned by the ruins of Hindu temples. Semarang is abundantly supplied with means of communication, roads, railways, steam trams, canals, and steamers, one line of navigation connecting it with the Fig. 76.—Semaeang. Sccde 1 : 110° 23 Depths. 0 to 32 Feet. 32 Peet and upwards. 2,200 Yards. ancie
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGRAPHY OF JAVA. 187 quarter, wliich lies above the low-lying tracts near the spurs of the hills to the south. Pleasure resorts are also scattered to the south-west at the foot and on the flanks of the Ungaran volcano, whose terraced slopes are crowned by the ruins of Hindu temples. Semarang is abundantly supplied with means of communication, roads, railways, steam trams, canals, and steamers, one line of navigation connecting it with the Fig. 76.—Semaeang. Sccde 1 : 110° 23 Depths. 0 to 32 Feet. 32 Peet and upwards. 2,200 Yards. ancient city of Japara. During the Hindu epoch, Japara, which gives its name to a province, was a great emporium, and down to the close of the last century it was still frequented by shipping. But its port has been gradually closed by the coral reefs, and its trade having been transferred elsewhere, Japara is now nothing more than a dull administrative centre. In the rich valley stretching southwards one of the chief places is Demak, whose mosque is famous in the Mohammedan world as being the first erected in Java. Farther east follow the large markets of Kudus and Patfi, and on a broad. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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