Sir Clements R. Markham (1830-1916), the doyen of historical
geography in the late nineteenth century, published this
comprehensive work on British surveys of India in 1871, at the
request of the Indian Office. As he states in his preface, the
object of his book is 'to furnish a general view of all the
surveying and other geographical operations in India from their
first commencement', so that there was a ready source of
information on work already done, both for readers of current
surveys and also for the surveyors themselves. Markham begins with
the earliest European exploration of the Indian Ocean, including
the earliest voyages of the East India Company. Systematic land
surveying in India, begun by Major James Rennell, remained in
military hands through the period of the trigonometric and
topographical surveys, and Markham also covers the geological,
archaeological and astronomical surveys of the subcontinent in the
nineteenth century.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History |
| Release date: |
March 2015 |
| Authors: |
Clements R Markham
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
344 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-07992-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
Historical geography
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| LSN: |
1-108-07992-X |
| Barcode: |
9781108079921 |
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