Mapping Time: Illustrated by Minard's Map of Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812

Mapping Time, Illustrated by Minard's Map of Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812 considers the cartographic challenge of visualizing time on a map. Using Minard's classic map of Napoleon's disastrous Russian campaign as its starting point, it combines historical and geographic analysis with cartographic visualizations of mapping change over time. This book includes more than 100 full-color illustrations.