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Last edited Mar 17, 2025
Created on Mar 17, 2025

Trade Balance Visualization (Playfair Style)

This visualization recreates William Playfair's famous time-series charts from the 18th century, showing:

  • Trade balance between England and East Indies (1700-1780)
  • Import and export values in thousands of pounds
  • Dual-line chart with period styling

Features:

  • Historical typography using IM Fell English font
  • Authentic color scheme
  • Period-appropriate labeling
  • Clean, minimal design following Playfair's principles
  • Responsive SVG visualization
  • D3.js implementation

The visualization demonstrates Playfair's innovative approach to data visualization, using:

  • Time series on the x-axis
  • Monetary values on the y-axis
  • Dual-line comparison
  • Direct labeling of data series
MIT Licensed