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.The British India Survey was started in 1806 under William Lambton, the Surveyor-General of India. It was an attempt by the British to produce the most accurate map of the Indian subcontinent of the time. The Survey covered the area from Afghanistan in the west to Tibet in the east. The maps produced from it were used by the British to build up knowledge of this area. The British India Survey continued throughout the nineteenth century under the charge of George Everest and later Andrew Waugh. It was finally completed in the early years of the twentieth century. |
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William Lambton was a famous surveyor who helped to map the Indian subcontinent. He started The Great Trigonometrical Survey in 1800 and later became Surveyor-General of the British India Survey in 1808. However, Lambton never saw the completion of his project, dying in 1823. |
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Andrew Waugh was a surveyor who helped map India and large areas of central Asia. He became the Surveyor-General of the British India Survey in 1843 after George Everest retired. Waugh and his team measured Peak XV now known as Mount Everest, recording a height of 8,840 metres (29,002 feet). Waugh later suggested that Peak XV be named after Sir George Everest. |
