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'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎142] (461/1024)

The record is made up of 1 volume (898 pages). It was created in 1684. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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Travels in India. Part II,
From Golconda to Almafpinda, three Gos and a halt.
From Almaffinda to Kapcr y two Gos.
From Kaper to Montuonr^ two Gos and a halt.
From Monteconr to Naglepar, two Gos.
From Nagleptw' to one Gos and a halt.
From Eligada to Sarvaron y one Gos.
•From Sarvaron to MdUferon, one Gos.
From Mdlaferon to Ponoconr y two Gos and a quarter.
At Tonocour you only crofs the River to CoHlonr.
CHAP. XV.
the Rale to how the juft price and value of a Diamond of what weight
foever y from three to a hander d y and upwards v a fee ret known to very
few people in Europe. ^
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I Make no mention of Diamonds of three Carats, the price thereof being fuf-
ficiently known. o ,
Firft then, as to others above that weight, you mult know how much the Dia
mond weighs, and fee if it be perfect; if it be a thick Stone, well-fquar’d, and
have all its corners, if the water be white and lively, without fpecks and flaws.
If it be a Stone cut in Facets, which we call a Rofe-Diamond, you muft take no
tice whether the form be round or oval, whether it be of a fair breadth, and not
of Stones clapt together , whether it be of a good water, and without fpecks or
flaws.
Such a Stone weighing one Carat, is worth 150 Livres or more. Now to know
how much a Stone of the fame perfe&ion, weighing 12 Carats, is worth.
Multiply 12 by 12, it makes 144. f Then multiply 144 by 150, which is the
price of a Stone of one Carat, it comes to 21600 Livres.
As for Example.
12
1 2
>
1 44
150
7200
1 44

21600
livres.
To know the price of imperfect Diamonds, you mufl: obferve the fame rale,
grounded upon the price of a Stone of one Carat.
You have a Diamond of fifteen Carats (hewn ye, neither of a good water, nor
good form, and full of fpecks and flaws befides.* fuch a Diamond cannot be worth
above 60, or 80, or 100 Livres at nioft, according to the goodnefs of the Stone.
Multiply therefore the weight of the Diamond of 15 Carats by 15 : then mul
tiply the product, which is 125, by the value of the Stone of one Carat, which we
will grant to be 80 Livres, ths product whereof is 10000 Livres, the price 01 a
Diamond of 15 Carats.

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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.

Author: John-Baptist Tavernier

Publication details: Printed for Moses Pitt at the Angel in St Paul's Churchyard, MDCLXXXIV [1864].

Physical description: Pagination. Vol. 1: [18], 184, 195-264, [2]; [2], 214; [6], 94, [6], 101-113, [1] p., [23] leaves of plates (1 folded). Vol. 2: [8], 154; [12], 14, [2], 15-46, 47-87, [3]; 66 p., [10] leaves of plates (2 folded).

Misprinted page numbers. Vol. 1, part I: 176 instead of 169; 169 instead of 176; 201 instead of 209; 202 instead of 210. Vol. 1, part II: 56 instead of 58; 61 instead of 63; 178 instead of 187. Vol. 1, part III: 13 instead of 30; 49 instead of 48. Vol. 2, part II: 93 instead of 39.

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1 volume (898 pages)
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The volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references which covers all four books within the volume. There is also a list of illustrations giving titles anf page references. There is an alphabetic index at the end of Books I and II and a separate alphabetic index of place names which accompanies the map at the beginning of book IV.

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'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎142] (461/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187079.0x00003e> [accessed 28 June 2026]

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