One Page Papers

Series · 4 posters · 1786 to 1869

The first data visualizations

Four charts and maps drawn between 1786 and 1869: William Playfair’s trade charts, John Snow’s map of the Broad Street cholera deaths (1854), Florence Nightingale’s diagram of the causes of mortality in the army (1858) and Charles Joseph Minard’s map of the French army in Russia in 1812 and 1813.

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The posters

Each poster in its first theme; its page has the others, and a wallpaper.

  1. 1 · Historical data visualization

    William Playfair: The Commercial and Political Atlas

    William Playfair, 1786

    Print from A3

    A series · ivory 7.6 MBA series · white 10.5 MBA series · genesis 7.3 MBA series · blueprint 6.7 MB50 × 70 cm · ivory 7.6 MB50 × 70 cm · white 10.5 MB50 × 70 cm · genesis 7.3 MB50 × 70 cm · blueprint 6.7 MB60 × 80 cm · ivory 7.6 MB60 × 80 cm · white 10.5 MB60 × 80 cm · genesis 7.3 MB60 × 80 cm · blueprint 6.7 MB

  2. 2 · Historical data visualization

    John Snow: the Broad Street cholera map

    John Snow, 1854

    Print from A3

    A series · ivory 713 KBA series · white 711 KBA series · genesis 713 KBA series · blueprint 713 KB50 × 70 cm · ivory 713 KB50 × 70 cm · white 711 KB50 × 70 cm · genesis 714 KB50 × 70 cm · blueprint 714 KB60 × 80 cm · ivory 713 KB60 × 80 cm · white 711 KB60 × 80 cm · genesis 713 KB60 × 80 cm · blueprint 713 KB

  3. 3 · Historical data visualization

    Florence Nightingale: Diagram of the Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East

    Florence Nightingale, 1858

    Print from A3

    A series · ivory 1.3 MBA series · white 1.0 MBA series · genesis 1.0 MBA series · blueprint 1.0 MB50 × 70 cm · ivory 1.3 MB50 × 70 cm · white 1.0 MB50 × 70 cm · genesis 1.0 MB50 × 70 cm · blueprint 1.0 MB60 × 80 cm · ivory 1.3 MB60 × 80 cm · white 1.0 MB60 × 80 cm · genesis 1.0 MB60 × 80 cm · blueprint 1.0 MB

  4. 4 · Historical data visualization

    Charles Joseph Minard: Carte figurative des pertes successives en hommes de l’Armée Française dans la campagne de Russie 1812-1813

    Charles Joseph Minard, 1869

    Print from A3

    A series · ivory 1.7 MBA series · white 1.6 MBA series · genesis 1.6 MBA series · blueprint 1.6 MB50 × 70 cm · ivory 1.7 MB50 × 70 cm · white 1.6 MB50 × 70 cm · genesis 1.6 MB50 × 70 cm · blueprint 1.6 MB60 × 80 cm · ivory 1.7 MB60 × 80 cm · white 1.6 MB60 × 80 cm · genesis 1.6 MB60 × 80 cm · blueprint 1.6 MB

US formats

Letter, Tabloid, 18 × 24 and 24 × 36 in are not in the repository but in the latest release, in one zip per category, with every theme:

  • Historical data visualization, US formats data-viz-us.zip · William Playfair: The Commercial and Political Atlas, John Snow: the Broad Street cholera map, Florence Nightingale: Diagram of the Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East, Charles Joseph Minard: Carte figurative des pertes successives en hommes de l’Armée Française dans la campagne de Russie 1812-1813

The A, 50 × 70 and 60 × 80 cm PDFs of these posters, in every theme, are also in the latest release, in one zip per category: Historical data visualization.

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