Question

why did the British believe to surverying was an important task

Answer 1

The first methodical survey of the coastal topography of the Gulf was carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers and took place between 1820 and 1829. The purpose of the survey was to create a thorough body of information on the Gulf and its shorelines for navigational, military and commercial purposes.The officers were instructed to record essential data for ship navigation including documentation of coastal topography, for example uncharted shoals, soundings and prevailing winds and currents.

They also produced detailed plans of harbours and recorded the geology, the centres of trade, as well as the tribal and religious affiliations of the populations on either side of the Gulf. This held particular importance for the British because of the contemporary European perception that the coastline was especially dangerous.

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