An account of a small book in French, entituled 'Histoire des joyaux et Des principales richesses de l' Orient et de l'Occident, par le Sr. Chapuzeau

Abstract

This history treats of diamonds, rubies, emeraulds, pearls, coral, bezoar, yellow amber, amber-gris, indigo, &c. of diamonds; The author shews: 1. The places, whence they are taken; of which he finds but five in all the East-Indies, whereof two are rivers, vid. Saccadan in Borneo, and Nage in the Kingdom of Bengala;