Souza, Teotónio R. de1996Souza, T R D 1996, 'A New Account of the Diamond Mines of the Deccan', Mediaeval Deccan History: Commemoration Volume in Honour of Purshottam Mahadeo Joshi.This account is drawn from a manuscript in Madrid National Library and till recently unpublished. It is an autobiographical account of a diamond trader who lived in Goa in the 17th century and travelled to various regions of India and elsewhere in Asia in search of diamonds. Jacques de Couttre, a flemish merchant, was a victim of the Goa Inquisition, but his diamonds won him freedom!application/pdfengopenAccessGOAINDIACOUTTREDIAMONDSDECCANarticle