Sumbawa: Diferenzas entre revisións

A evidencia histórica indica que a illa de Sumbawa era coñecida nas Indias orientais polo seu mel, cabalos,<ref>Jong Boers, B.D. de (2007), ‘The ‘Arab’ of the Indonesian Archipelago: The Famed Horse Breeds of Sumbawa’ in: Greg Bankoff and Sandra Swart (eds), Breeds of Empire: The ‘invention’ of the horse in Southern Africa and Maritime Southeast Asia, 1500–1950. Copenhagen: NIAS Press, pp 51–64.</ref> madeira de sappan para producir a tintura vermella,<ref>Jong Boers, B.D. de (1997), "Sustainability and time perspective in natural resource management: The exploitation of sappan trees in the forests of Sumbawa, Indonesia (1500–1875)" in: Peter Boomgaard, Freek Colombijn en David Henley (eds), ''Paper landscapes; Explorations in the environmental history of Indonesia''. Leiden: KITLV Press, pp. 260–281.</ref> e sándalo usado para inciensoincenso e medicamentos. Pensábase que a área era altamente produtiva en agricultura. No século XVIII os holandeses introduciron a plantación de café nas abas occidentais do monte Tambora, creando así a variante café Tambora.