The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named
by John Keay
John Keay tells the story of the vast surveying project that mapped India and helped establish the name of Everest. Blending history, geography, and science, he presents the challenges of measurement and exploration while showing how cartography shaped understanding of the subcontinent.
About This Book
John Keay explores the history of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, an ambitious effort to measure and map the subcontinent.
The book connects surveying and cartography with the larger history of British India and the development of modern geographical knowledge.
It also follows the process by which Everest received its name, placing that familiar landmark within the story of exploration and measurement.
Combining historical narrative with scientific context, the book presents mapping as both a technical achievement and a demanding human enterprise.
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