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India & Indian Ocean, West Bengal

Serampore

Danish Frederiksnagore riverfront

Riverbank, tidal Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: eyes-only: St Olav's Church, Danish Government House.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Denmark's Indian outpost 1755-1845 under Ole Bie, sold to Britain in 1845; St Olav's Church, the Danish cemetery and college line the Hooghly bank

Danish period and restored riverfront documented on Wikipedia; no finds accounts located, historical inference only

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Tidal currents and ferry wash at the ghatsSlick mud steps

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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