usually
supposed, but Kollur, still known by that name, also on the Kistna, but
some 25 miles further west, in lat. 16° 42 ' N., and long. 80° 5 ' 10 "
E.* Therefore in Gani-Kollur, and not in Parteal, was found the "
Great Mogul " of Tavernier. In the following account of all the great
historical diamonds, every effort will be made to rectify these and
other current errors regarding them, f and, where possible to
reconcile the numerous conflicting statements met with in popular
treatises on their origin, history, and identity. Many of the great
diamonds are known to Mr. Streeter,
