Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. (1874)
Dieulafait, Louis, b. 1830, Sanford, Fanchon, tr · New York, Scribner, Armstrong, and Company · leaf 106
or. Its history will be given below. After having fully examined this beautifulstone, continues Tavernier, and having returnedit to the hands of Akel-Kau, he showed me another CELEBRATED DIAMONDS. 85 diamond, finely formed, and of the first waiter, withthree table-cut diamonds, two clear, and one… … Fig. 34.—Diamond of the Rajah of Mattan. 14 carats. In the midst was a heart-shaped rose,of first water, with three little flaws: this roseweighed 35 carats. One of the most celebrated diamonds is that ofthe Rajah of Mattan, in Borneo. It was found onthat island, and weighs 318 carats.^ It is…
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