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The The French Blue

Richard W. Wise

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Description:40 years and 60,000 leagues! Between 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. At the end of his 6th voyage, Tavernier sold the world's most valuable diamond, a 116 carat perfect blue to Louis XIV for 147 kilos of pure gold. 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. Follow the 40 year true-to-life odyssey of Jean Baptiste Tavernier as he pursues magnificent jewels and his ultimate goal, the mysterious and beautiful Madelaine de Goisse, the greatest jewel of them all across a panorama of three continents.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The The French Blue. To get started finding The The French Blue, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 584

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Brunswick House Press

Release: 2010

ISBN: 0972822364

Description: 40 years and 60,000 leagues! Between 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. At the end of his 6th voyage, Tavernier sold the world's most valuable diamond, a 116 carat perfect blue to Louis XIV for 147 kilos of pure gold. 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. Follow the 40 year true-to-life odyssey of Jean Baptiste Tavernier as he pursues magnificent jewels and his ultimate goal, the mysterious and beautiful Madelaine de Goisse, the greatest jewel of them all across a panorama of three continents.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The The French Blue. To get started finding The The French Blue, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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