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"The Mogul's Diamond (of Tavernier), named Koh-i-nur by Nadir Shah in 1739" (Pl. VI) (Tavernier/Ball 1889, vol. II, Pl. VI (PDF p. 477))

Plate with three figures of the Koh-i-nur diamond: its outline compared with the stone Tavernier figured, and two views of it as cut when brought to England in 1850.
Plate with three figures of the Koh-i-nur diamond: its outline compared with the stone Tavernier figured, and two views of it as cut when brought to England in 1850.
Type
Drawing
Creator
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (tr. V. Ball)
Date
1889
Licence
Public domain
From
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (tr. V. Ball), Travels in India, Vol. II (opens in a new tab), 1889, Pl. VI (PDF p. 477)
Original
archive.org (opens in a new tab)
Appears in
Golconda, Trade & economy