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India & Indian Ocean, West Bengal
Chandannagar
French Strand, Hooghly riverbank
Riverbank, tidal Inferred from historyGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea potteryAlso reported: eyes-only: colonial Strand, ghats.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
French comptoir on the Hooghly from 1696 to 1952, once rivaling Calcutta under Dupleix, its 700 m tree-shaded Strand fronting Fort d'Orleans' vanished site
French colonial riverfront is well documented, but no mudlarking or finds accounts were located: historical inference only
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Strong tidal river with bores and wakesDeep soft mud off the ghat steps, ritual bathers to respect
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.