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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091229122957/http://www.ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/sahyadri/wgbis_info/trigonometrical_survey.htm "The Trigonometrical Survey"] by FC Danvers (a transcript of an article, possibly that in ''Quarterly Journal of Science VII 1870'' pages 448-458) ces.iisc.ernet.in (archive.org link)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140125140842/http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b5b_22.pdf "The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in a Historical Perspective"] by Rana Deb Roy ''Indian Journal of History of Science'' 21(1):22-32 (1986)
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Man-who-mapped-India-sits-forgotten-under-tree/articleshow/20512569.cms Man who mapped India sits forgotten under tree] by M T Saju, June 10, 2013, ''Times of India''. This article is about the bust of William Lambton, who launched his work for the Great Trigonometrical Survey on top of St Thomas Mount. On FIBIS on Facebook, Harshawardhan Bosham Nimkhedkar commented on 10 June 2013: Lambton died in Hinganghat, a small town in (the present-day) Chandrapur district of the western state of Maharashtra (about 100 kilometres from Nagpur). He was travelling up north, doing his survey work but fell ill near Hinganghat and died due dysentery. John Keay in his wonderful book The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India [see Historical books online, below] gives the details. Keay also discovered Lambton's crumbling tomb in a Moslem graveyard in Hinganghat and photographed it. Lambton was succeeded by George Everest (pronounced Eve-rest), after whom the world's tallest peak Mount Everest in the Himalayas is named.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140125144649/http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005abc_47.pdf "Making Mountains out of Molehills? George Everest and Henry Barrow 1830-39"] by Jane Insley ''Indian Journal of History of Science'' 30 (1) 1995, pages 47-55. Henry Barrow was the first Mathematical Instrument Maker chosen by George Everest to set up and run a workshop for the repair of defective equipment for the Survey of India.
*[http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Land_Surveys Land Surveys] Banglapedia (National Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh). It is stated "The objectives of the revenue survey were to make accurate maps of the village boundaries and, sometimes, of the estate boundaries, showing topographical details, compiling certain statistical data for general administrative purposes, and making maps (usual scale: 4 inches = 1 mile and 1 inch = 1 mile) of each village and pargana"
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101129164152/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/11/13/stories/2002111300060300.htm A pioneering institution <nowiki>[</nowiki>The Madras Survey School<nowiki>]</nowiki>] by S. Muthiah 13 November 2002 The Hindu
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140125143502/http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/data1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b66_317.pdf "Science in British India" by RK Kochhar ''Indian Journal of History of Science''] 34(4) 1999 pp317-346. Includes information about Surveys . Page 329 (page 13 of the link) states 'Madras Observatory ran a surveying school from 1794 to 1810 to train teenager European orphaned boys as practical revenue surveyors'.
*From 1794 the brighter students at the Madras Male Orphanage, usually boys of mixed blood, were recruited to the Survey school.<ref>West, Shirley. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190405054619/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/1316102/ Revenue Surveyor] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 27 February 2011 (retrieved 5 April 2019), archived.</ref>
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161014021447/http://www.holdiches.com/sir-thomas-hungerford-holdich-1843-1929/ Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich 1843 – 1929] His Life Story, Chapters 1-5 cover his time in India. (click on the drop down menu). He became a Royal Engineer and he was sent to India on attachment to the Survey Department. His first campaign was in [[Duar War|Bhutan in 1865]]. This led to his permanent appointment to the Survey Department. He subsequently served in the [[2nd Afghan War]]. he was appointed as Surveyor to the Historical Boundary Commission which was to settle the boundary between Russia and Afghanistan, and then Chief Commissioner to settle the boundary between Persia and Baluchistan He was involved with the [[Tirah Campaign|1898 campaign against the Afridis]], but soon had to retire as he had reached the age of 55. The Holdich Family History Society, now archived. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Holdich Thomas Holdich] Wikipedia. For online books, refer below.
*[http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pundits-mapping-india-british "The Spies Who Mapped Great Swathes of South Asia by Foot"] by Eleanor Cummins April 17, 2017. atlasobscura.com
