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UPSC 2018: Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India ?
(a)Francois Bernier
(b)Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(c)Jean de Thevenot
(d)Abbe Barthelemy Carre
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, a 17th-century French gem-merchant, toured the Deccan and left the first detailed European description of the diamond mines of Golconda; his Six Voyages remains the classic objective account. Bernier, Thévenot and Carré discussed other subjects, not specifically India’s diamond mines. ([naturalhistory.si.edu](https://www.naturalhistory.si.edu/explore/collections/hope-diamond-history?utm_source=openai))
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