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Histomap: Visualizing the 4000 year history of global power (2021)

77 点作者 bschne大约 1 年前

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jcranmer大约 1 年前
Oof, the anachronistic nature of this history is immediately relevant when the Huns are being used as a catchall term for nomadic steppe peoples in an era when this is dominated by Indo-European tribes and referred to as the Mongolians. A quick scroll confirms that there&#x27;s no mention of any indigenous peoples in the Americas, period, even as they&#x27;re touting the great and mighty power of the, uh, Lombards. You get other Eurocentric gems, like Charlemagne being the most powerful ruler in his time, more so than the contemporary Tang dynasty in China or the Abbasid Caliphate, which... yeah, no that ain&#x27;t right. Also interesting that Napoleon at his height looks to be ⅔ the power of the British Empire at the time?<p>But more than poking fun at the specific issues in this attempt (and there are many to be sure), I strongly suspect that there&#x27;s no way to even responsibly attempt such an endeavor. Quantitative data is simply lacking for much of history. Population demographics for well-attested areas such as the Roman Empire at its height is difficult to establish, but if you try to apply it to, say, pre-Columbian North America, the estimates vary by orders of magnitude. GDP estimates are even worse--even today, there are many countries where GDP may be over 25% off, and any number before 1500 may as well be pulled out of an ass.<p>The bigger question is if it&#x27;s even reasonable to attempt to condense &quot;power&quot; into something quantitative. Economic power doesn&#x27;t necessarily lend itself to diplomatic power: the US became the world&#x27;s largest economic power sometime in the late 19th century, yet it remained a diplomatic lightweight pretty much until the climax of WWI.
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walterbell大约 1 年前
2014 timeline of 5300 years, 24&quot;x36&quot; paper: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;usefulcharts.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;timeline-of-world-history" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;usefulcharts.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;timeline-of-world-history</a> and print book <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Timeline-World-History-Matt-Baker&#x2F;dp&#x2F;1645174174&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Timeline-World-History-Matt-Baker&#x2F;dp&#x2F;...</a><p>1800s timeline of 6000 years, 27&quot;x276&quot; paper: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Adams-Synchronological-Chart-Map-History&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0890515131&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Adams-Synchronological-Chart-Map-Hist...</a><p>Higher resolution Histomap (10MB vs 4MB), <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.davidrumsey.com&#x2F;luna&#x2F;servlet&#x2F;detail&#x2F;RUMSEY~8~1~200375~3001080" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.davidrumsey.com&#x2F;luna&#x2F;servlet&#x2F;detail&#x2F;RUMSEY~8~1~2...</a>
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Archelaos大约 1 年前
For those interested in the history of such history maps, I can highly recommend the book of Daniel Rosenberg and Anthony Grafton: &quot;Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline&quot;, Princeton Architectural Press 2012. Unfortunately it seems to be out of print, but you might be able to get hold of a second-hand copy. . -- A German translation under the title: &quot;Die Zeit in Karten: Eine Bilderreise durch die Geschichte&quot; is still available.
ivan_gammel大约 1 年前
Much better link: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.visualcapitalist.com&#x2F;histomap&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.visualcapitalist.com&#x2F;histomap&#x2F;</a><p>Without context this map seems to be ridiculously wrong, until you learn that it was created in 1931 by an American, and as a product of that time includes all possible Eurocentric biases. For example, on that map thousands of years of American history are missing. Inka? Aztecs? Mali in Africa? Khmer empire in South-East Asia? Majapahit?<p>It would be interesting to see more modern visualization that has more focus on cultural and technological achievements rather than on wars and power games.
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alekseiprokopev大约 1 年前
It&#x27;s like watching the results of your Civilizations run.
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simne大约 1 年前
I&#x27;m really impressed with volume of this work, but I cannot understand, why Ukrainian cossacks not mentioned at all (mixed with USSR), while really saved independent culture and independent mind.<p>To be exact, peak of cossacks was about 1655 year (yes, unions with Poland and Lithuanian), after which happen quasi-voluntary merge with Russians, and from that time nearly constantly exists Ukrainian anti-empire resistance, mostly eliminated only in mid 1950s, with build of Kakhovka dam, which just flood cossacks.
emmelaich大约 1 年前
I&#x27;d like to see this animated on a globe.
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friend_and_foe大约 1 年前
How is power quantified in this representation?
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shmerl大约 1 年前
Very cool, but missing a bunch of info on Mesoamerican empires and such.
soumendrak大约 1 年前
This describes many wrongs in the timelines of the Indian section.
ranjanprj大约 1 年前
Only Indian Civilization is contiguous throughout the history
dannysuarezpab大约 1 年前
What a masterpiece what a great job!!!!