Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
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 in making six voyages to Persia and India between the years 1630 and 1668. In 1675, Tavernier, at the behest of his patron Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, published ''Les Six Voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier'' (''Six Voyages'', 1676).Tavernier is best known for his 1666 discovery or purchase of the 116-carat Tavernier Blue diamond that he subsequently sold to Louis XIV of France in 1668 for 120,000 livres, the equivalent of 172,000 ounces of pure gold, and a letter of ennoblement.
In 1669, Tavernier purchased for 60,000 livres the Seigneury (fief) of Aubonne, located in the Duchy of Savoy near the city of Geneva, and became Baron of Aubonne.
Tavernier's writings show that he was a keen observer, as well as a remarkable cultural anthropologist. His ''Six Voyages'' became a best seller and was translated into German, Dutch, Italian, and English during his lifetime. The work is frequently quoted by modern scholars writing about the period. Provided by Wikipedia
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The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, a noble man of France now living, through Turky into Persia and the East-Indies, finished in the year 1670 giving an account of the stat... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East-Indies giving an account of the state of those countries : as also, a full relation of the five years wars between Au... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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Recueil de plusieurs relations et traitez singuliers et curieux de J.B. Tavernier, escuyer, baron d'Aubonne, qui n'ont point esté mis dans ses six premiers voyages : divisé en cinq... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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Recueil de plusieurs relations et traitez singuliers & curieux de J.B. Tavernier ... qui n'ont point esté mis dans ses six premiers voyages : divisé en cinq parties : avec la relat... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne through Turky, into Persia and the East-Indies, for the space of forty years giving an account of the present state of... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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A collection of several relations & treatises singular and curious, of John Baptista Tevernier, Baron of Aubonne : not printed among his first six voyages, divided into five parts... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne through Turky, into Persia and the East-Indies, for the space of forty years giving an account of the present state of... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, a noble man of France now living, through Turky into Persia and the East-Indies, finished in the year 1670 giving an account of the stat... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne through Turky, into Persia and the East-Indies, for the space of forty years : giving an account of the present state o... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East-Indies Giving an account of the present state of those countries. As also a full relation of the five years wars, bet... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne, through Turky, into Persia and the East-Indies, for the space of forty years giving an account of the present state of... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East-Indies giving an account of the state of those countries : as also, a full relation of the five years wars between Au... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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A collection of several relations and treatises singular and curious of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne not printed among his first six voyages ... / by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East-Indies Giving an account of the present state of those countries. As also a full relation of the five years wars, bet... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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Travels in India by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East-Indies Giving an account of the present state of those countries. As also a full relation of the five years wars, bet... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East-Indies Giving an account of the present state of those countries. As also a full relation of the five years wars, bet... by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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A collection of several relations and treatises singular and curious of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne not printed among his first six voyages ... / by Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689
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