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I. Thematic Cartography
In thematic cartography, non-spatial or abstract elements of data, such as population or precipitation, are typically displayed i
n two-dimensional space
against the background of a traditional map.
← Introduction
Time-series Maps →
I. Thematic Cartography
Emerging Patterns: Data Visualization Through History
Introduction
I. Thematic Cartography
Time-series Maps
Traditional Thematic Cartography
II. Network Diagrams
Tree and Kinship Diagrams
Sociograms, Semantic Networks, and Mystical Networks
Sankey and Venn Diagrams
III: Timelines
IV: Bars, Lines, Boxes, and Circles—Oh My!
William Playfair
The Golden Age
The Dark Age
Innovations in Lines and Boxes
V: Isotypes
VI: Making People See: Claiming Power through Visualizations
Public Health
Survey Maps: Mapping Economic, Social and Racial Inequities
Showing the World
Appendix: Definition, Resources and Representation