The Guided Interactive Exhibition

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The history of visuals

19 plates that taught the world to make data legible, 1644 to 1900. Hover a frame to light it, or start the guided tour and let the room walk you through time.

La Verdadera Longitud por Mar y Tierra, Michael Florent van Langren — La Verdadera Longitud por Mar y Tierra

A Chart of Biography, Joseph Priestley — A Chart of Biography

A New Chart of History, Joseph Priestley — A New Chart of History

Exports and Imports of Scotland, William Playfair — Exports and Imports of Scotland

Exports and Imports to and from Denmark and Norway, William Playfair — Exports and Imports to and from Denmark and Norway

The Statistical Breviary, William Playfair — The Statistical Breviary

Naturgemälde (Tableau physique des Andes), Alexander von Humboldt — Naturgemälde (Tableau physique des Andes)

The Price of Wheat and the Wages of Labour, William Playfair — The Price of Wheat and the Wages of Labour

Carte figurative de l'instruction populaire, Charles Dupin — Carte figurative de l'instruction populaire

Essai sur la statistique morale de la France, André-Michel Guerry — Essai sur la statistique morale de la France

The Temple of Time, Emma Willard — The Temple of Time

The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid, Oliver Byrne — The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid

Cholera map of Broad Street, John Snow — Cholera map of Broad Street

The Emigrants of the Globe, Charles Joseph Minard — The Emigrants of the Globe

Diagram of the Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East, Florence Nightingale — Diagram of the Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East

Napoleon's March on Moscow, Charles Joseph Minard — Napoleon's March on Moscow

Stereogram of the Swedish population, Luigi Perozzo — Stereogram of the Swedish population

Descriptive Map of London Poverty, Charles Booth — Descriptive Map of London Poverty

The Georgia Negro: a data portrait, W. E. B. Du Bois — The Georgia Negro: a data portrait