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mondThe history of the Hope diamond, believed to be theworld���s largest deep blue diamond, is full of twists.The 112 carat stone that became the Hope beganwhen the French merchant traveler, Jean BaptisteTavernier purchase the stone from the Kollur mine inGolconda, India, in the 17th century. Its color wasdescribed by Tavernier as a beautiful violet.The stone was sold to King Louis XIV of France in1668 with 14 other large diamonds and severalsmaller ones. In 1673 the stone was recut by thecourt jeweler resulting in a 67-carat stone. Becauseof its intense steely-blue, it was known as the ���BlueDiamond of the Crown��� or the ���French Blue���.In 1749, King Louis XV had the stone reset andduring the looting in 1792 the French Blue diamondwas stolen.The blue diamond resurfaced in London by 1813 andwas owned by jeweler Daniel Eliason . Strongevidence showed that the stone was the recutFrench Blue and the same stone known today as theHope Diamond. The blue diamond that surfaced inLondon
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