DataViz History: Charles Minard’s Flow Map of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of...
DataViz History: Edward Tufte, Charles Minard, Napoleon and The Russian Campaign of 1812 – Part 5 Charles Minard’s Flow Map of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of 1812 [Click on map to see full size...
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The March Continues Since Minard’s map is in French, I have provided an English language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of Napoleon’s march in detail. [2] The March Continues – Volkovysk...
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Continuing The March Since Minard’s map is in French, I have provided an English language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of Napoleon’s march in detail. [2] From Saltanovka towards...
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Continuing The March Since Minard’s map is in French, I have provided an English language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of Napoleon’s march in detail. [2] Polotsk, Smolensk and on to...
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Continuing The March Since Minard’s map is in French, I have provided an English language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of Napoleon’s march in detail. [2] The Battle of Borodino On 7...
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Retreat! Since Minard’s map is in French, I have provided an English language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of Napoleon’s retreat in detail. [10] Retreat from Moscow, October 18, 1812...
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Retreat! Since Minard’s map is in French, I have provided an English language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of Napoleon’s retreat in detail. [12] Napoleon’s Retreat from Moscow to...
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Retreat! Since Minard’s map is in French, I have provided an English language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of Napoleon’s retreat in detail. [11] The Battle of Krasny (Krasnoi), November...
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Retreat! Since Minard’s map is in French, I have provided an English language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of Napoleon’s retreat in detail. [11] Napoleon’s Crossing of the Berezina [12]...
View ArticleDataViz History: Charles Minard’s Flow Map – The End of Napoleon’s Russian...
Since Minard’s map is in French, I have provided an English language version for us to use as we discuss the flow of Napoleon’s retreat in detail. [9] The End of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign [10] After...
View ArticleWhat Minard’s Map Helps Show Us: Why Napoleon’s 1812 Russian Campaign Failed
This is the last blog from my multi-part series on Charles Minard’s Flow Map of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of 1812. It discusses the reasons why it failed, which relate mainly to logistics. I hope you...
View ArticleDataViz History: Napoleon’s Tomb Using Six Coffins
After twenty-five years, when this thought came to the King to restore to France the remains of Napoleon who died on Saint-Helena, God gave him one of those inspirations which spoke sympathetically...
View ArticleHow We Learn, Online Education and MOOCs, Time Magazine Graph Critique – Part 1
On my trip home to Arizona from Paris yesterday, I read the Special College Report article in the current issue of Time Magazine (October 7, 2013). It is titled Class of 2025 How They’ll Learn and What...
View ArticleThe Lyra Visualization Design Environment (VDE)
Source: Arvind Satyanarayan, Kanit “Ham” Wongsuphasawat, and Jeffrey Heer, The Lyra Visualization Design Environment (VDE), UW Interactive Data Lab Projects,...
View ArticleMapping Time: A Detailed Look at Minard’s Flow Map
Charles Minard’s Map of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of 1812 One of the most famous maps incorporating time was created in 1861 by Charles Minard, a French Engineer. The map and chart, entitled, “Carte...
View ArticleInfographic: Battle of Waterloo
* Title: Waterloo * Language: Russian Authors * Anton Mizinov (Design) * Denis Zaporozhan (Design) *...
View ArticleDataviz as Maps: Star Wars, In One Chart (with apologies to Charles Minard)
One of the most famous maps incorporating time was created in 1861 by Charles Minard, a French Engineer. The map and chart, entitled, “Carte figurative des pertes successives en hommes de l’Armée...
View ArticleDataViz as History: Annotating Minard’s Napoleon Map
Readers: I am preparing a presentation at work on Charles Joseph Minard’s map of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of 1812. I have taken the largest version of the map I could find and added some annotations...
View ArticleSankey Diagram: Who Does President Trump Attack the Most on Twitter?
Donald Trump has become well-known for attacking people, news agencies, and even his own cabinet, using Twitter. AXIOS, a new media company, has visualized these attacks using a sankey diagram. Here is...
View ArticleDataViz as History: When Napoleon Ventured East – Revisiting Minard’s Map
Readers: This is something I have been meaning to post for a while. I think all of you Minard Map lovers, Data Visualization historians, KANTAR fans, and history buffs will find this really exciting....
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