DataViz History: Charles Minard’s Flow Map of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of 1812 – Polotsk, Smolensk and on to Borodino
DataViz History: Charles Minard’s Flow Map of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of 1812 – Polotsk, Smolensk and on to Borodino
Charles Minard, flow map Napoleon Russia campaign, 1812
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Originally posted on Michael Sandberg's Data Visualization Blog:
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 Borodino
To the north, on the French left…