Dutch Cemetery, Chinsurah
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| File:Dutch Cemetery - Chinsurah - Hooghly 2017-05-14 8528.JPG Skyline of Dutch Cemetery | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
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| Type | Public |
The Dutch Cemetery (Dutch: Nederlandse begraafplaats) of Chinsurah was constructed on the order of the director of the Dutch East India Company in Bengal. The cemetery and all its graves are now maintained and Archaeological Survey of India under the protection of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance.[1]
Notable people buried
[edit | edit source]- Charles Cameron, Scottish army officer
- Daniel Anthony Overbeek, the last resident of Dutch Bengal
References
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