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Book Summary
About the Book: India In Triangles: The Incredible Story Of How India Was Mapped
And The Himalayas Measured
As the British East India company established itself in India and gained more
and more territories, it wanted to map the land it was acquiring. But the
current methods lacked precision. So, under the leadership of William Lambton, a
soldier with experience in surveying, a project was launched in the early 19th
century, that proposed to map, initially the then-state of Mysore, and
eventually the entire subcontinent through a series of triangulations. Initially
it was expected to last for just 5 years, but it ended up taking
ISBN-13
9780143468387
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
Puffin
Publishing Date
2025-06
Product Edition
1
Total Pages
184
India In Triangles : The Incredible Story Of How India Was Mapped & The Himalayas Measured
About the Book: India In Triangles: The Incredible Story Of How India Was Mapped
And The Himalayas Measured
As the British East India company established itself in India and gained more
and more territories, it wanted to map the land it was acquiring. But the
current methods lacked precision. So, under the leadership of William Lambton, a
soldier with experience in surveying, a project was launched in the early 19th
century, that proposed to map, initially the then-state of Mysore, and
eventually the entire subcontinent through a series of triangulations. Initially
it was expected to last for just 5 years, but it ended up taking