The Braganza, the Matan, the Nizam, the Koh-i-Noor — the great diamonds one by one, with the thefts, sieges, sales and swindles that carried each of them across the world.
2 pages in this part of The Great Diamonds of the World.
History, Past and Present--Suggestive Contrasts--What a Jewel might have Seen--Supposed Value of the Nizam Diamond--Its Shape and…
Barbot says that, "the King of Golconda possesses a magnificent stone in the rough state. It is known by the name of the Nizam, weighs 340…