Project GutenbergThe Entire History of the World—Really, All of It—Distilled Into a Single Gorgeous Chart
In 1931, John B. Sparks created the Histomap, condensing more than 4,000 years of world history into a vibrant infographic.
By Rebecca Onion (from the archives)
Johnno@gutenberg_org Nothing there about when the First Peoples of Australia arrived from Africa some 120,000 years ago. That would stretch the Histomap for a few feet more.
Willow 🏳️⚧️🏴🇵🇸@DjityDjity @gutenberg_org also world was here before humans evolved. was pretty disappointing to see the “history of the whole world” to only acknowledge later human history.
impressive yes, but certainly not the whole- really, all of it- history of the world.
Pteryx the Puzzle Secretary@whangdoodler @DjityDjity @gutenberg_org
Big chunk of human history, to be sure, but it's no "history of the entire world, I guess". Just... about as close as someone with a Western viewpoint would've gotten in the early 1930s if thinking only of human history.
I'm sure someone trying to make a histogram like that today could probably make more than just the tiny 500-year sliver from 1050 to 1550 for Native Americans by now, for example.
history of the entire world, i guess
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@gutenberg_org @pteryx @DjityDjity i have no issues with the content, only with the presentation method in the toot.