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JAMBI

Volume 9 · 49 words · 1797 Edition

or JAMBIS, a sea-port town and small kingdom of Asia, on the eastern coast of the island of Sumatra. It is a trading place. The Dutch have a fort here; and export pepper from thence, with the best fort of canes. E. Long. 103° 55'. S. Lat. 0° 30'.