Essential information for visiting Java, including the best sights, hotels and restaurants.
He then headed to Nicobar island all the way to Sumatra, before visiting Java and Banjarmasin.
In his book he mentioned that he visited Java without explaining the exact place he had visited.
In 1881, Abu Bakar also visited Java, which was under Dutch rule.
May to October (during the dry season) is the best time of year to visit Java, the largest of Indonesia's islands.
He also visited China and Java on the same expedition.
Prior to his return to Germany, he visited China, Siam, Java and Ceylon.
Tengström visited Java in 1849 where he discovered several new species of Lepidoptera.
The sultan also visited Java and Malacca.
But to the Norman cartographers who were aware that the Portuguese had actually visited Java, it may have appeared that a better interpretation could be suggested.