clewMar 22

What was the official name of this long foldout map of history-by-area, and does anyone know how they calculated the areas?

https://ygraph.com/graphs/World-History-Map.jpg

Is there a more current version?

#mapstodon #histodons

Show threadBtrinenMar 22
@clew I don’t understand what the width over time is measuring. Are they implying something about how important the area is in history at different times? It seems like a super subjective idea disguised as a data driven map. Or maybe I missed the point.
Show threadclew

It’s not how important the area is, it’s how much of the landmass was under the control of each culture/polity.
IIRC!

@btrinen

Mar 22 at 7:14pmWeb
Show threadBtrinenMar 22
@clew Thanks! I totally missed that
Show threadclewMar 22

That photo leaves out very important parts! Really hoping someone can improve my search.

Used to see these in used bookstores, they informed many a wander from the fiction to the history cases

@btrinen