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>>Why are there mountains in John Wells 'A view of >>Batavia' drawing on front page of this website? There >>has never been mountains anywhere in Batavia. Not sure >>if this is a correct drawing of Batavia. > >I think you are referring to this image: > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/batavia/ba >tavia1.htm">http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/bata >via/batavia1.htm</a> > > >I have to say that I've not visited Batavia so I can't >say definitively. But I pulled up quite a few Dutch >pictures which seem to have the same kind of mountains >in the background: > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.helmink.com/Antique_Map_Homann_Batavia >/Antique_Map_Homann_Batavia.jpg">http://www.helmink.com >/Antique_Map_Homann_Batavia/Antique_Map_Homann_Batavia. >jpg</a> > > >I can't help feeling with all the volcanic and plate >activity in the area mountains are fairly likely to be >there. > >I'm not sure though- can anyone else clarify
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