Notes and links to animations: sta.mn/6gk
photo © Nathaniel AyersAmerican Panorama:A New Atlas ofAmerican History#NACIS2015October 15, 2015Alan McConchie // @mappingmashupsStamen Design // @stamenhttp://sta.mn/6gk
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Charles O. PaullinJohn K. WrightPublished 1932
“The ideal historical atlas might well be acollection of motion-picture maps, if these couldbe displayed on the pages of a book without theparaphernalia of projector, reel and screen.”– John K. Wright
photo © Nathaniel AyersAn Atlas of United States History
In progress: four interactive mapsphoto © Nathaniel Ayers
In progress: four interactive mapsPlus a toolkit for hundreds more...photo © Nathaniel Ayers
photo © Nathaniel AyersForced Migration of Enslaved Peoplein the United States1810-1860
synced tables fromGoogle SheetsCartoDBGeoJSOND3 chartsmap tilesLeaflet markers,D3 overlays (svg + canvas)user interaction:react.js
EPSG: 2163US National Atlas Equal-Area(Lambert Azimuthal)
SELECT cartodb_id,ST_Transform(the_geom_webmercator, 2163)AS the_geom_webmercator, ...
But what about that terrain?
+Tile from CartoDB OpenTerrain tile(mostly transparent)=Stacked tilesin Leaflet
Hans Rosling: gapminder.org
photo © Nathaniel AyersOverland Trails1840-1860
E. J. MareyParis to Lyon train schedule (1885)
photo © Nathaniel AyersForeign-born Population1850-2010
New York TimesMap of Olympic Medals
Moritz StefanerMap Your Moves
Andy Woodruff et al.Value-by-alpha map
photo © Nathaniel AyersCanals1820-1890
github.com/americanpanorama
Thank you!Alan McConchie // @mappingmashupsStamen Design // @stamenDigital Scholarship Lab // dsl.richmond.eduSlides, notes, & links // sta.mn/6gk