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.

The Porter-Rhodes

2 pages in this part of The Great Diamonds of the World.

The Porter-Rhodes

The Kimberley Mine--A Surprise--" Test Diamonds"--Mr. Porter--Rhodes at Osborne--Presented to the Queen--Her Majesty's Opinion of the…

The Porter-Rhodes: Turkish

Gems in the Turkish Regalia--Abdul Aziz and his Creditor--An Incident of Turkish Trouble--A Reign of Terror.

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