Gallery
The catalog of historical visualizations (see Dataset) can be browsed in the image gallery. The source code is in oldvis/gallery. The app runs in the browser.
Each page of results shows a title, a thumbnail, metadata, and a link back to the original source. On the left you can filter by year, tags, authors, languages, and sources. You can also search titles and other text, or search by a description of the image. Filters can be combined. The URL stores the current view so you can share it.
Search
Type in the Search... box, open Advanced and add filters as form rows, or click facets and year bins in the sidebar. Active filters appear as chips under Selectors and in the page URL, so you can bookmark or share a view.
Type these in Search..., or open the link:
| Kind | Example | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Keywords | Playfair | Matches titles, abstracts, authors, tags, and related metadata |
| Exact field | authors:(Playfair, William) | Keeps entries whose authors field is exactly that value |
| Image description | image:(bar chart) | Semantic search over the pictures (|topk:<N> optional) |
Combine filters with & in the search box, or add several rows in Advanced and click Apply.
The complete query language and the list of supported fields are in docs/SEARCH_FEATURES.md in the gallery repository.