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Ch. 63: The Hollander Diamond, A Crown Jewel

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LXIII.
THE HOLLAND.
A Crown Jewel—Its Origin and Character Unrecorded— Conical in Shape, and valued at £10,368.
HE Crown Jewels of the Netherlands have been augmented from time to time in the past, both by conquest and by purchase. Borneo and other islands of the Eastern seas are supposed to have greatly en­riched the treasures of the Hague. Possibly the diamond which is mentioned by Murray as the " Holland" may be a relic of the glorious days of Admiral Tromp, or a tribute from the dusky subjects, over whom Holland still rules in the Malay Archipe­lago. The only record we find in relation to it is the statement of Murray that it is " of conical shape, weighs 36 carats, and is valued at £10,368.
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