ISBN10: 0972822364, ISBN13: 9780972822367, [publisher: Brunswick House Press, Massachusetts] Softcover Paperback. Between the years 1630-1668, the French gem merchant, Jean Baptiste Tavernier made six voyages to Persia and India. His true exploits by land and sea go far beyond the ink and paper exploits of fictional adventurers. Tavernier met and did business with some of the world's most powerful princes and romanced some of the most beautiful women. Sometime during his later voyages, Tavernier acquired a magnificent 116 carat blue diamond. Upon his return to France, he sold the diamond to Louis XIV, for the equivalent of 147 kilos of pure gold. The Sun King made him Baron of Aubonne. The remains of Tavernier's blue gem is known today as the Hope Diamond, but for the first 200 years of its history it was called simply The French Blue. Between the years 1630-1668, the French gem merchant, Jean Baptiste Tavernier made six voyages to Persia and India. His true exploits by land and sea go far beyond the ink and paper exploits of fictional adventurers. Tavernier met and did business with some of the world's most powerful princes and romanced some of the most beautiful women. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Brunswick House Press, Date: 2009-11-15. First. Hardcover. Used:Good. 2009. Brunswick House Press ISBN 0972822364 9780972822367 [US]