Books and Articles on the Survey of India in chronological order.  Click to download.

• Abstract of Reports of Surveys in India
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• Account Of Operations Of Great Trigonometrical Survey
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• Departmental Papers
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• Extracts Of Narrative Reports
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• General Reports On Operations Of The Survey Of India
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• Geodetic and Technical Reports
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• George Everest writings
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• Handbooks and Manuals
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• Lists of Officers (1872-1945)
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• Lists, Tables and Catalogues
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• Records Of Survey Of India
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• RH Phillimore and the Historical Records
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• Survey Of India Professional Papers
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• Survey Of India Technical Papers
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• Survey related paintings and photos
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• Synopsis Of The Results Of Operations Of The GTS Of India
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• Tables Of Heights
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• Trans-Himalayan Explorations
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• War Research Series
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• 1822 Heights and Positions of Principal Peaks of Himalaya Mountains by Hodgson and Herbert from ARv14 s.pdf (16.9 MiB)
• 1822 Latitudes of Places in Hindustan and Northern Mountains by Hodgson from ARv14 s.pdf (1.9 MiB)
• 1837 Memoir on Origin, Progress, and Present State of Surveys in India by Jervis from JRGSv7 s.pdf (1.3 MiB)
• 1838 On the use of Common Thermometers to determine heights by Sykes from JRGSv8 s.pdf (528.3 KiB)
• 1851 Adaptation of the Aneroid for purposes of Surveying in India by Buist from JRGSv21 s.pdf (1.1 MiB)
• 1851 Trigonometrical Survey (India) Printed Parliamentary Paper no 219.pdf (4.3 MiB)
• 1851 Trigonometrical Survey--India--review of Waugh's report to House of Commons in Calcutta Review v16.pdf (1.6 MiB)
• 1857 Papers relating to the Himalaya and Mount Everest from PRGSv1 s.pdf (534.7 KiB)
• 1858 On Mounts Everest and Deodanga by Waugh from PRGSv2 s.pdf (914.7 KiB)
• 1859 Influence of Mountain-Attraction on heights of Mount Everest by Pratt from JASBv28 s.pdf (404.2 KiB)
• 1859 On Trigonometrical Survey and Physical Configuration of the Valley of Kashmir by Purdon from PRGSv4 s.pdf (220.7 KiB)
• 1861 SOI photo of Waugh Walker and Thuillier.jpg (3.1 MiB)
• 1861 Survey of Kashmir under Montgomerie and Map of the Valley from JASBv29 s.pdf (850.5 KiB)
• 1862 Progress of Kashmir Series of GTS of India with map by Montgomerie from JASBv30 s.pdf (498.0 KiB)
• 1863 Effect of Local Attraction upon Operations of GTS by Pratt from JASBv31 s.pdf (311.0 KiB)
• 1863 Trigonometrical Survey of India by Walker from JASBv31 s.pdf (730.6 KiB)
• 1864 Progress of Trigonometrical Survey of India by Walker from JASBv32 s.pdf (781.6 KiB)
• 1865 Great Trigonometrical Survey of India--in Professional Papers on Indian Engr v2.pdf (1.8 MiB)
• 1865 Operations of GTS of India during 1862-63 by Walker from JASBv33 s.pdf (1.1 MiB)
• 1865 Theory of Pendulum Operations by GTS of India by Basevi from JASBv34pt2 s.pdf (949.7 KiB)
• 1867 On A Transit-Instrument And Zenith Sector To Be Used By GTS By Strange S.pdf (226.9 KiB)
• 1870 Pendulum Operations In India In Connexion With The GTS By Walker S.pdf (663.9 KiB)
• 1870 Surveys of India--The Trigonometrical Survey by Danvers in Quarterly J of Sci v28 s.pdf (1.0 MiB)
• 1871 Memoir on the Indian Surveys by Markham s.pdf (18.3 MiB)
• 1872 On A New Great Theodolite From The GTS By Strange S.pdf (1.1 MiB)
• 1872 Weight Of Great Theodolite For The GTS By Strange S.pdf (178.0 KiB)
• 1876 Office Of GTS Of India--Dehra Dun Photo.jpg (2.1 MiB)
• 1877 Introductory Lecture on Scientific Geography by Strachey from PRGSv21 s.pdf (1.4 MiB)
• 1877 Presentation of Royal and other Awards (Nain Singh) from PRGSv21 s.pdf (655.2 KiB)
• 1878 Application of Photography to reproduction of Maps and Plans by Waterhouse from JASBv47pt2 s.pdf (3.4 MiB)
• 1878 Memoir on the Indian Surveys by Markham--2nd edition s.pdf (26.9 MiB)
• 1879 Obituary--the 'Havildar' from PRGSv1 s.pdf (243.3 KiB)
• 1879 Survey Operations in Afghanistan by Walker from JASBv48pt2 s.pdf (3.0 MiB)
• 1885 Summary of Work of Survey of India by Walker from PRGSv7NS s.pdf (2.2 MiB)
• 1886 Spirit-Levelling Operations of GTS of India by Baird from RGSSPvI s.pdf (671.2 KiB)
• 1889 Spirit-Levelled Heights In Cuttack Balasore Etc By Survey Of India S.pdf (3.9 MiB)
• 1893 Survey of Travancore and Cochin States by Ward.pdf (17.5 MiB)
• 1895 India's Contribution To Geodesy By Walker From PTRSL S.pdf (7.4 MiB)
• 1897 Memorandum On Map Of Portion Of Tibet By Deasy S.pdf (232.0 KiB)
• 1898 Report On Trigonometrical Results Of Earthquake In Assam By Burrard S.pdf (609.1 KiB)
• 1902 The Survey Of India By Strahan RE Professional Paper 8 S.pdf (3.4 MiB)
• 1904 Identification And Nomenclature Of Himalayan Peaks From Katmandu By Wood S.pdf (3.1 MiB)
• 1904 Mt Everest The Story Of A Long Controversy By Burrard In Nature Vol 71 S.pdf (787.7 KiB)
• 1905 Intensity And Direction Of Gravity In India By Burrard S.pdf (5.5 MiB)
• 1905 Report Of Indian Survey Committee 1904-05 S.pdf (10.8 MiB)
• 1906 Longitude by Telegraph Round the World from GJv27 s.pdf (414.2 KiB)
• 1906 Rules Regarding showing of Borders on Maps--transcribed by Gardner.pdf (1.2 MiB)
• 1910 Journals of Major James Rennell first Surveyor General of India by La Touche from MASBv3 s.pdf (8.1 MiB)
• 1911 Maps Illustrating Stein's Explorations in Turkestan by Stein from GJv37 s.pdf (23.6 MiB)
• 1911 The Survey of the Himalaya by Longstaff from GJv37 s.pdf (145.3 KiB)
• 1912 Changes Of Axes Of Terrestrial Spheroid By De Graaff Hunter S.pdf (6.0 MiB)
• 1913 Review--Records of Survey of India Vol 1 by Burrard from GJv41 s.pdf (80.6 KiB)
• 1913 The Tsang-po (and Kintup) by Bailey from GJv42 s.pdf (119.1 KiB)
• 1914 Indo-Russian Triangulation Connection by Mason from GJv43 s.pdf (710.8 KiB)
• 1914 Note In Vindication Of Kinthup By Oakes S.pdf (705.4 KiB)
• 1916 Basevi's Determination of Value of Gravity in India by Oldham from GJv48 s.pdf (163.1 KiB)
• 1916 Indo-Russian Triangulation Connection from GJv48 s.pdf (164.3 KiB)
• 1916 Plains of Northern India and relationship to Himalaya Mountains by Burrard from JPASBv12 NS s.pdf (1.5 MiB)
• 1916 The Romance Of The Indian Surveys By Holdich S.pdf (1.9 MiB)
• 1918 Geological Interpretations of Geodetic Results by Burrard from GJv52 s.pdf (357.0 KiB)
• 1918 Nomenclature of Himalayan Peaks from GJv52 s.pdf (140.3 KiB)
• 1918 Possibility of Aerial Reconnaissance in Himalaya by Kellas from GJv51 s.pdf (839.6 KiB)
• 1921 Exploration In South-East Tibet By Morshead S.pdf (5.6 MiB)
• 1923 Kishen Singh and Indian Explorers by Mason from GJv62 s.pdf (658.7 KiB)
• 1927 Stereographic Survey of Shaksgam by Mason from GJv70 s.pdf (3.9 MiB)
• 1929 Routes In Western Himalaya Kashmir Etc Vol 1 By Mason S.pdf (12.9 MiB)
• 1943 The Story of Kintup by Bailey from Geogr Mag v15 s.pdf (2.8 MiB)
• 1945 Survey of India Map Catalogue--provisional edition s.pdf (18.9 MiB)
• 1946 Manual of Map Classification and Cataloguing by Parsons s.pdf (6.9 MiB)
• 1947 Air Survey For Development By Survey Of India S.pdf (8.4 MiB)
• 1947 Survey And Mapping Policy--Survey Of India By Heaney S.pdf (6.0 MiB)
• 1952 Survey of India since Second World War by Heaney from GJv118 s.pdf (2.2 MiB)
• 1955 The Survey Of India During War And Early Reconstruction 1939-1946 By Wheeler S.pdf (26.9 MiB)
• 1968 Clements Robert Markham and Geographical Department of India Office 1867-77 by Williams from GJv134 s.pdf (1.8 MiB)
• 1968 Rennell and the Surveyors of India by Heaney from GJv134 s.pdf (1.6 MiB)
• 1970 The Forbidden Frontiers--the Survey of India from 1765 to 1949 by Styles.pdf (7.4 MiB)
• 1990 Thomas Montgomerie and the Trans-Himalayan Explorers of the Survey of India by Waller s.pdf (454.2 KiB)