Statistical graphic that reflects the different variables of the disastrous Russian campaign of the Napoleonic Army, in the years 1812-1813. It ingeniously combines the map of the military campaign with the visual representation of the number of men who remained in Napoleon’s Army. Of the 422,000 men who began the invasion, only 10,000 returned alive. The...

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This map charts the numbers and destinations of emigrants from Europe, Africa, China, and South Asia for the year 1858. Minard correlates the thickness of each line with the number of emigrants it represents, with one millimeter equalling 1,500 people. He also overlays the exact number of emigrants and adds a color-coding system to further ease the identi...

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