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Eduard Imhof, Cartographic Relief Presentation, edited and translated by H.J. Steward.
Micro/Macro Readings
It is not how much empty space there is, but rather how it is used. It is not how much information there is, but rather how effectively it is arranged
Small Multiples
Comparisons must be enforced within the scope of the eyespan
The complex nature of the earths surface leads to enclosed colored areas, allover maps. They are the islabds in the sea, the lakes on continents, lowlands, highlands, etc., which often appears in thematic maps, and provide a desireable amount of disaggregation, interpretation, and reiteration within the image- EDUARD IMHOF
Graphical Excellence
A complete yearlong life cycle of the Popillia japonica Newman (the Japanese Beetle) L. Hugh Newman, Man and Insects (London, 1965), pp. 104105. Cited by Edward R. Tufte, (1991) p.110
Jorge J. Yunis and Om Prakash, The Origin of Man: A Chromosomal Pictorial Legacy , Sience, 215 (March 19, 1982), 1527.
Chartjunk
Big Duck, Flanders, New York; photography by Edward Tufte, July 2000.