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*''Historical records of the Survey of India'' (Dehra Dun, 1945-4858) by Reginald Henry Phillimore. Comprises 5 volumes. Available on open shelves at British Library shelfmark OIR.354.54. Includes biographical notes of persons involved in the geographical and historical survey of India (the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India) from 1777 to 1843.Also available to read online, refer "Historical books online" below. == Also see==*[[Indian Navy]] for the Marine Survey of India.  

*[http://www.bl.uk/eblj/1991articles/pdf/article10.pdf "Colin Mackenzie: Collector Extraordinary"] by David M.Blake ''British Library Journal 1991'' pages 128-150. Mackenzie was an officer in the Madras Engineers and had arrived in Madras in 1783. At the time of his death in 1821, he was Surveyor-General of India.:[http://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2017/09/spies-or-pandits-colin-mackenzies-indian-assistants-1788-to-1821.html "Spies or Pandits? Colin Mackenzie’s Indian Assistants, 1788 to 1821"] 29 September 2017 British Library Untold lives blog.*[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.newnew1.dli.ernet.in/rawdatauploaddata1/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.newnew1.dli.ernet.in/rawdatauploaddata1/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://wwwen.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/L_0053index.HTM 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"*"Science in British India" by RK Kochhar ''Indian Journal of History of Science'' 34(4) 1999 pp317-346 [httphttps://docsweb.googlearchive.comorg/web/20101129164152/viewer?a=v&q=cachehttp:wY04OFGLYWUJ:www//hindu.new.dli.ernet.incom/thehindu/mp/rawdataupload2002/upload11/insa13/INSA_1stories/20005b66_3172002111300060300.pdf+Science+in+%22British+India%22&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgniwZQ9F5fkYnPJsb8-jftV0U23uCpu9sna-ItH20a319oZSJypsk4xOg7SSAaX3Kz3jPeEyQpSMGUaYTYgZdiLxcbZVkP88-1q2DLnKQqAEG8YhKqXsf4eG834yglY9tFK7Yc&sig=AHIEtbTyaXkzEc8uK-F_M8gtYcePXCA_Sw html versionhtm 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.newnew1.dli.ernet.in/rawdatauploaddata1/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005b66_317.pdf original pdf"Science in British India" by RK Kochhar ''Indian Journal of History of Science''] includes 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'.*This 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, 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://archiverwww.rootswebatlasobscura.com/articles/pundits-mapping-india-british "The Spies Who Mapped Great Swathes of South Asia by Foot"] by Eleanor Cummins April 17, 2017.ancestryatlasobscura.com*[https://thweb.archive.org/readweb/INDIA20190330174326/2011http://www.asiatimes.com.au/the-troubled-land-arunachal-02dispute/1298802118 post"The Troubled Land: Arunachal Dispute"] is about by Anant Mishra ''Asia Times'' 22 February, 2015. Mentions some of the historical Boundary Lines, such as the Johnson Line, the McCartney-MacDonald Line, and the training McMahon Line (scroll down). *[https://ryderarchives.weebly.com/colonel-charles--ida-ryder.html Colonel Charles & Ida Ryder] 1868 – 1945. Royal Engineers and Survey of India, served in India, Burma, China, Tibet, Turco-Persian Boundary Commission, 1917-1918 Mesopotamia in World War 1, Royal & French Geographical Societies, FRGS Gold Medalist, Surveyor General of boys from India 1919-1924. From the drop down menu at the Madras Male Orphanage in top of the Survey school from 1794webpage under Colonel Charles Ryder there are links to other sections, including [https://ryderarchives.weebly.com/burma--china.html Burma and China 1894-1903]; [https://ryderarchives.weebly.com/tibet.html Tibet] [1904]; [https://ryderarchives.weebly.com/turco-persian-boundary.html Turco-Persian Boundary Commission 1913-1914] Ryder Archives.*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131126124906/http://www.annapizzeyhimalayanclub.ic24org/journal/obituary-5/ Obituary of Colonel Reginald Henry Phillimore 1879-1964] himalayanclub.netorg (archive.org link)*[https:/blyth%20data/d62www.htm William Edward Blythbbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/61/a4036961.shtml "A British Boy in Wartime Burma"] born c 1818 had by Richard Hurley, 09 May 2005. bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar. The author's father was an official in the Survey of India, in Burma at the outbreak of war, who became part of a career in Revenue small Survey Group under Brigadier Guy Bomford, who was the Deputy Director of Survey in the 14th Army from 1942 to 1945.*[https://barry-lewis.com/some-survey-memoirs-of-south-india/ "Some Survey Memoirs of South India"] by Barry Lewis 24 July 2015. Details memoirs of topographical and revenue surveys sponsored by the East India Company (EIC). barry-lewis.com *[Indian Civil Service#Records|uncovenanted civil http://www.rics.org Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - RICS], with headquarters in London. Previously the website advised there was a Library enquiry service]] Blyth for Family History site which would search the archives for a fee, for biographical details of chartered surveyors. (Previously, for the relevant website page, select Knowledge/Enquires & library/Library services/Library enquiry service). However at 2017/4, this information no longer seems to appear on the website.