Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The Frenchman who brought the Hope diamond to France from India..........


Jean-Baptiste Tavernier - Wikipedia

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Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605 – 1689) was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveler. Tavernier, a private individual and merchant traveling at his own expense, covered, by his own account, 60,000 leagues (120,000 miles) in making six voyages to Persia and India between the years 1630 and 1668. In 1675 ...
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Vasco da Gama - Wikipedia

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Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India (1497–1499) was the first to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route, connecting the Atlantic and the Indian oceans and therefore, the West and the Orient. Da Gama's discovery of the ...

Voyage to India - Wikipedia

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Voyage to India is the second studio album by American soul/R&B singer India.Arie, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). The album's title comes from a track by Arie's idol Stevie Wonder from his 1979 album Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants. It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of ...
Released‎: ‎September 24, 2002 (U.S.); Septem...
Producer‎: ‎India.Arie (also executive); Blue Mill...
Recorded‎: ‎2001–2002
Label‎: ‎Motown

The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678) – The Public ...

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... by the same author / made English by J.P. – is a remarkable account of travel through 17th century Asia. Tavernier (1605-1689) was a French diamond merchant, traveller and pioneer of diamond trade with India, who covered by his own account, 180,000 miles (290,000 km) over the course of forty years and six voyages.

Lesson 6: On the Road with Marco Polo: Sea Voyage to India ...

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After spending 17 years in China, Marco Polo and his father and uncle finally had an opportunity to return home to Venice. Student follow their homeward journey starting with a sea voyage to India.

The Six Voyages of Jean Baptiste Tavernier - World Digital Library

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The countries he visited (most more than once) included present-day Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. In 1676 he published his two-volume Les six voyages de Jean Baptiste Tavernier (The six voyages of Jean Baptiste Tavernier). Presented here is the first ...

India – Cruises – Voyages to Antiquity

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Cruises to India. Benjamin Disraeli famously called India the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire and this colonial history is clearly evident in the grand ... Goa, India offers a truly magnificent, unique and unforgettable experience. 2018 voyages; 2019 voyages; Grand voyages; All voyages. Expanded view. Dec 6, 2018 ...

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