diff --git a/spec/suites/geo/LatLngBoundsSpec.js b/spec/suites/geo/LatLngBoundsSpec.js
index 384f5ab6..379a73fe 100644
--- a/spec/suites/geo/LatLngBoundsSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/geo/LatLngBoundsSpec.js
@@ -20,4 +20,39 @@ describe('LatLngBounds', function() {
 			expect(c.isValid()).toBeTruthy();
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('#getLeft', function () {
+		it('should return a proper bbox left value', function() {
+			expect(a.getLeft()).toEqual(12);
+		});
+
+	});
+
+	describe('#getBottom', function () {
+		it('should return a proper bbox bottom value', function() {
+			expect(a.getBottom()).toEqual(14);
+		});
+
+	});
+
+	describe('#getRight', function () {
+		it('should return a proper bbox right value', function() {
+			expect(a.getRight()).toEqual(40);
+		});
+
+	});
+
+	describe('#getTop', function () {
+		it('should return a proper bbox top value', function() {
+			expect(a.getTop()).toEqual(30);
+		});
+
+	});
+
+	describe('#toBBoxString', function () {
+		it('should return a proper left,bottom,right,top bbox', function() {
+			expect(a.toBBoxString()).toEqual("12,14,40,30");
+		});
+
+	});
 });
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diff --git a/src/geo/LatLngBounds.js b/src/geo/LatLngBounds.js
index bb407069..b19f5101 100644
--- a/src/geo/LatLngBounds.js
+++ b/src/geo/LatLngBounds.js
@@ -73,6 +73,22 @@ L.LatLngBounds.prototype = {
 		return new L.LatLng(this._southWest.lat, this._northEast.lng);
 	},
 
+	getLeft: function () {
+		return this._southWest.lng;
+	},
+
+	getBottom: function () {
+		return this._southWest.lat;
+	},
+
+	getRight: function () {
+		return this._northEast.lng;
+	},
+
+	getTop: function () {
+		return this._northEast.lat;
+	},
+
 	contains: function (obj) { // (LatLngBounds) or (LatLng) -> Boolean
 		if (typeof obj[0] === 'number' || obj instanceof L.LatLng) {
 			obj = L.latLng(obj);
@@ -110,10 +126,7 @@ L.LatLngBounds.prototype = {
 	},
 
 	toBBoxString: function () {
-		var sw = this._southWest,
-		    ne = this._northEast;
-
-		return [sw.lng, sw.lat, ne.lng, ne.lat].join(',');
+		return [this.getLeft(), this.getBottom(), this.getRight(), this.getTop()].join(',');
 	},
 
 	equals: function (bounds) { // (LatLngBounds)