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Colonel Colin Mackenzie CB (1754–8 May 1821) was Scottish army officer in the British East India Company who later became the first Surveyor General of India. He was a collector of antiquities and an orientalist.
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Sep 2, 2022 · Colin Mackenzie was a Scottish engineer who discovered the ancient Buddhist site of Amaravati in India in 1815. He excavated, studied and collected the relics of Amaravati, the largest collection of Indian artefacts owned by any European. He also helped revive the study of Buddhism in India and India-Britain relations.
Aug 30, 2017 · Colin Mackenzie (1754-1821), a Scottish army officer in the British East India Company, spent four decades in India, during which time he recorded local histories, rulers, topographies and an endless array of data – manuscripts, maps, coins, sketches, paintings and artefacts. It was a treasure trove for later historians and anthropologists.
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May 11, 2021 · Learn about the life and achievements of Colin MacKenzie, the first surveyor general of India, who mapped the country, rewrote its history and collected antiquities. Discover how he discovered the Gommateshwara statue, the tallest monolith in the world, and how he influenced the British Empire.
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Dec 22, 2016 · Col. Colin Mackenzie: Eagle eye of a manuscript man. Col. Colin Mackenzie’s survey of India resulted not only in the first authentic geographical map of south India, but also a...
Colonel Colin Mackenzie CB (1754–8 May 1821) was Scottish army officer in the British East India Company who later became the first Surveyor General of India. He was a collector of antiquities and an orientalist.
May 20, 2016 · 20 May 2016. Bringing Colin Mackenzie Home. Colonel Colin Mackenzie (1754-1821), the first Surveyor General of India, was a determined man. He was employed by the East India Company as a Military Surveyor, but did far more than simply make maps.
