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Ch. 6: Noteworthy Diamonds

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DIAMONDS
The following table gives the names and weights of some historic diamonds (Fig. 13):
1.  Koh-i-noor, after the second cutting,
106 carats.
2.  Loterie d'Angleterre, 49 carats.
3.  Nizam of Hyderabad, 279 carats.
4.  Orloff, 194 carats.
5.  Koh-i-noor, after first cutting, 279
carats.
6.  Regent or Pitt, 137 carats.
' 7. Duke of Tuscany, 133 carats.
8.  Star of the South, 124 carats.
9.  Pole Star, 40 carats.
10. Tiffany, yellow, 125 carats. ii". Hope, blue diamond, 44 carats.
12.  Sancy, 53 carats.
13.  Empress Eugenie, 51 carats.
14.  Shah, 86 carats.
15.  Nassak, 79 carats.
16.  Pasha of Egypt, 40 carats.
17.  Cullinan, 3025 carats.
18.  Excelsior, Jagersfontein, 969 carats.
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