Keay brings to this captivating story about the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India his steeping in the
subcontinent's past (India: A History), his attuned descriptions of its landscapes and climate, and an elegant style that brings to life the personalities of the surveyors, making a
once - obscure story cover - to - cover reading.
«On the vast flood plains of the Indian
subcontinent, floods which formerly occurred
once every ten years now come every year.