Charles-Joseph Minard's map of 1860 depicts, in figurative form, the approximate tonnage of wines and spirits circulating in France in 1857 by waterway and railway. The coloured bands follow rivers, canals and railway lines, their thickness proportional to the volumes transported, in Minard's characteristic graphic language. Paris, placed at the centre, appears as the main hub where the traffic converges, linked to the ports of Bordeaux, Nantes, Marseilles, Lyons, Rouen and Strasbourg, bearing witness to the national economic importance of the wine and spirits trade in Second Empire France. The map, a colour lithograph, is today considered a pioneering example of statistical-cartographic visualisation applied to economic history.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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