Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 34.—Diamond of the Rajah of Mattan. 14 carats. In the midst was a heart-shaped rose,of first water, with three little 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 shown inFig. 34- This diamond is considered by the people ofBorneo as a kind of palladium to which thedestinies of the empir
Diamonds and precious stones, a popular account of gems .. . Fig. 34.—Diamond of the Rajah of Mattan. 14 carats. In the midst was a heart-shaped rose,of first water, with three little 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 shown inFig. 34- This diamond is considered by the people ofBorneo as a kind of palladium to which thedestinies of the empire are attached. They attri-bute to it the miraculous power of curing all diseases. Fig. 35.—The Nizam. by means of the water in which it has been 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 the rajah refused to part with it. India has in its possession another famous dia-mond, the Nizam (Fig. 35), a rough diamondweighing 340 carats, and estimated at $930,000. One of the most celebrated diamonds in the CELEBRATED DIAMONDS. 87 world is the Regent or Pitt diamond. Its brilliancyand proportions are considered matchless, and it isalso of considerable size. It was found in the mineof Parteal, forty-five leagues south of Golconda, andweighed in the rough state 410 carats. Two yearsand $23,250 were spent in cutting it into a brilliant
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