Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. (1874)
Dieulafait, Louis, b. 1830, Sanford, Fanchon, tr · New York, Scribner, Armstrong, and Company · leaf 107
le 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 shaped Other accounts make the weight of this diamond 367 carats. Z6 PRECIOUS STONES. like a pear, and of the dimensions… … Fig. 35.—The Nizam. by means of the water in which it has been dipped.On one occasion, according to Jamieson, the gover-nor of Borneo offered for it $150,000, two large war-brigs with their guns and ammunition, a certainnumber of guns, and a quantity of powder and shot.But the rajah refused to part…
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