Friday, 8 January 2016

The Exquisite 19th-Century Infographics That Explained the History of the Natural World

The Exquisite 19th-Century Infographics That Explained the History of the Natural World

Infographics, despite their current ubiquity, don't belong to the information age. The desire to present data in a way that emphasizes both its beauty and its interconnectedness goes far, far back—all the way to the beginning of the 19th century, when pioneering naturalist Alexander von Humboldt invented the "thematic map."

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