Napoleon's March Graph

Independent shop in DowntownDirections

Available from Metsker Maps of Seattle when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Considered by many to be the ultimate use of graphic design; The Napoleon's March Graph Map created by Cartographic Revolutionary Charles Minard depicts the grim fate of Napoleon's Army marching to and from Moscow in the Russian Campaign of 1812. Using six different types of data, it accounts for multiple factors such as distance traveled, temperature, latitude and longitude, direction of travel and location that ultimately dwindled his army from over 400,000 strong to only 10,000. This Map of N