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Originally Posted by richlevy
Actually, the process of juxtaposing charts with maps goes back at least to Charles Minard in his graphical explanation of the losses to the French army in Russia.
In the chart you see the thick band of French marching towards Moscow and the thin band of survivors limping home. |
I remember seeing an improved copy of that in high school. It's one of the clearest and most informative examples of information display I've ever seen.