Introduction The British East India Company initiated the Great Trigonometrical Survey (GTS) of India. The British Crown continued it later. It aimed to create a…
The conception of the Ordnance Survey traces back to the latter part of the 18th century. It was born out of critical military necessities during…
The legacy of John Ogilby’s “Britannia” extends far beyond the 17th century. The innovative strip mapping technique pioneered by Ogilby influenced subsequent generations of cartographers