Geographical Distribution of the Population In France, Or Population Density by Commune. (Répartition Géographique De La Population En France Ou Densité De La Population Par Commune) 1887

Old map of France.

19?) headed the French Statistical Bureau from 1887 to 1896. He wrote numerous works on economic and demographic statistics, which included maps with graded coloration and iso-lines (lines connecting points with equal values). For Turquan, "the study of population distribution within the territory of a country belongs as much to geography as to statistics." In an era in which color rarely was used even in statistical charts, he created this map of the population distribution in France using isopleths (lines surrounding zones with similar features) and "pitches of color" to draw the different regions. Turquan's powers of visualization and the aesthetic quality of his maps made his work stand out from that of other statisticians of his time, and prefigured the more systematic development of quantitative cartography in the 20th century.
Created by Victor Turquan in 1887.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• "Scale 1:1 600 000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
• Original resource extent: Printed map, color, 65 x 72 centimeters.
• Original resource at: National Library of France.
• Content in French.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Subjects

France

Population Density

Victor Turquan

1887

Map Tags

1887

France

Map

Population Density

Victor Turquan