Nineteenth century Workshop: "Population"
The burgeoning field of statistics, the widespread institution of national censuses, the rise of racial “science” and sociological theory, the prominence of social observation as a genre in periodical literature, the flourishing of massive fictional projects designed to encompass the varieties of national character: the nineteenth century saw the dawn of multiple tools for assessing, naming, and describing populations and for making them central to the administration of bodies and states, the imagination of historical progress and decline, and the shape of artistic ambition.
We've collected in this gallery a few samples of the maps, charts, and artistic productions that emerged in the 19th century. If you'd like to share your own images with us, please contact [email protected].
We've collected in this gallery a few samples of the maps, charts, and artistic productions that emerged in the 19th century. If you'd like to share your own images with us, please contact [email protected].
