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Map 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

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Title

  • Geographical Distribution of the Population in France, or Population Density by Commune.

Other Title

  • Répartition géographique de la population en France ou densité de la population par commune

Summary

  • Victor Turquan (1857-19?) 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.

Names

  • Turquan, Victor, 1857-19? Cartographer.

Created / Published

  • Paris : Charles Bayle, 1887.

Headings

  • -  France
  • -  1887
  • -  Population density

Notes

  • -  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.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668416

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Turquan, Victor, ? Cartographer. Geographical Distribution of the Population in France, or Population Density by Commune. Paris: Charles Bayle, 1887. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668416/.

APA citation style:

Turquan, V. (1887) Geographical Distribution of the Population in France, or Population Density by Commune. Paris: Charles Bayle. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668416/.

MLA citation style:

Turquan, Victor, ? Cartographer. Geographical Distribution of the Population in France, or Population Density by Commune. Paris: Charles Bayle, 1887. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668416/>.