The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Bay of Bengal

Indian Ocean (Body of Water), Africa (Continent), Asia (Continent), Australia (Continent)


View Larger MapDescription of institution: The Bay of Bengal, the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Roughly triangular in shape, it is bordered mostly by India and Sri Lanka to the west, Bangladesh to the north, and Burma (Myanmar) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the east. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_bengal People associated with this location: Foxe, John (-fl. c. 1699) - Visited
Smith, Henry (-fl. c. 1704) - Visited
Stocker, John (-fl. c. 1699) - Visited