Visualization of historical data in time and space illuminates patterns of movement and transformation in the past. We are experimenting with visualization as a tool to develop new arguments (and new questions) about historical processes and understandings of major historical events. The following thumbnails represent our complete collection of visualizations and publications (indicated with paper symbol icons) produced in the Spatial History Lab, with the newest ones on top.

Some of the visualizations below are finished presentations of the material; others are working drafts that we are using for research purposes but which are already useful for indicating broad trends and potential connections. Published articles, many of them student-led, explore the value of integrating narrative and visual forms of presentation. We invite you to explore the collection and offer your own perspectives about what they do or do not reveal.

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