Project GutenbergAug 13, 2025

The 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)

https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/08/the-1931-histomap-the-entire-history-of-the-world-distilled-into-a-single-map-chart.html

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Show threadAlon
@gutenberg_org It's a shit map. How did the Carolingian Empire get to be larger than Tang China? How did the post-Carolingian HRE get to be larger than Song China? Song China had something like five times the population of the Early Modern HRE (not just the Habsburg lands), let alone the population of the medieval one.
Aug 13, 2025 at 5:54pmWeb
Show threadScaea - SocialAug 13, 2025
@Alon @gutenberg_org It's like "relative power" is more like "amount of attention this empire controls on the average british mind" China's power would eclipse the sale in a few places if it was allowed on the map