also f o u n t } - i n ; . T h e latter are .particularly prized byr tpq -chiefs of
’£el4ga, who aip. descended from |he princes of I^ajajdrarf,^ and CQRgider
♦ ho«« r^1 w>g< g^.Bop«^.y.^aj:ionsrof.. their forefathers. y In tb&iRP.sseSsip.n of the
present Twm&ng’gung of Teldga is,an apeien^manu^eriqt ypitteQ.piv Javan
paper; and, folded-up in,-the;- nja sp:^o |.jiip. naapyscript^cif.^vs*, i _'Mia*Pha-
rante^r sppfear; t6 be'' ajnjient' . Javan er• Kauri, .'iWI •; .TCbi^
script contains drawings ■ _<;$ ;'deities*: p£. tshp.^sigpgi.oj&ithe.. Zodiac, <and
numerous other astronomical, .or perhaps rather-. aStsQlqgic&h devices. W®£
the -histoly \ of the manuscript nothing is -iiap ii; further. than <;thalsthe
Tumung’gung and his family believe it to have with thfeJieh<?s; hefee-
mentioHed from.- Fqjqjdram . Jk< copy of it; has begn'.lywghtitQiKngland.
Besides the extensive, remains ..of temples-,apd^pther; iedifice§ already
mentidned' 'in th«. diekrictS' east M GkeyifyoW, ; j l l i f i i i aba®©,- tfee,-> antigjsfes
deserve attention as works of art; there.ar.e to^bejfpupd pn. the, jrftpqptain
of Wi^draing. the 'ruinaief several ssagr bewiifpHy ©xe^jjtgd: temples in stone,
with numerous dilapidated figures, and among j them .-s^v-fira]) d^riofe of
Stiriet, or the .sno; Most of „them!ail:;s#lyt mutd^edsuMt. e j^ gW a& ls ft
to authorize a sketch of " their original' design..!
_:.3Jge GfiMdi'B&Hyaiktmng (yellow water.), .vyhich, aire^sq^alted; Mnk4.heir
vidnity 4o rim^vafege of. that name; are situated' /within*.% few yajtds; «6 a
small volcanic crater, which, at the time I visited themiiWAS. Jte J»*»y puts
too hob to be trodden with. safety./. JEfeey appear; % h&ve .|ee««h0Mfeepn
extensive terraces cut out of the mountain, and risingfQd.d^.hQVC^aHQther at
intervals of some hundred yards. Tfhe. natives ‘assert; that the^te*pips',We
formerly far more extensive,' and that near the summit of usWeraibi^the
adjoining peaks other.temples are to be found., h But here, as' in most parts
of Java, the mountains for a considerable way,-below, W summit h^ei^een
covered, for ages, with an almost’ impenetrable forest: and where this is
not the case, the mountains haverekher been rent near thpir summit; d|Tare
covered with lava or ashes from volcanic- eruptions,that whatever may
have formerly been the extent and grandeur of the.- edifices which ^emce
crowned these towering heights, they are at present either, concealed or
niore frequently destroyed". Notwithstanding the diligent search made by
the British during the short period'of their stay on Java, there are doubtless
mapy very interesting discoveries to be. made.
* For the signs of the Zodiac and extracts from this manuscript see Astronomy, vol.i.
f See plate-
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