Indian High Sea

The open waters of the Bay of Bengal lie east of Andhra's coast. At Masulipatnam, near the mouth of the Krishna, textiles from the Telugu country were shipped through the chief port of Golconda. Farther north, vessels anchored off Visakhapatnam and took on cargo from small boats. European merchants joined these coastal trades, and in 1804 British and French squadrons fought near Visakhapatnam's harbour.