histomapn.
/ˈhɪstə(ʊ)map/, U.S. /ˈhɪstoʊˌmæp/ A diagram representing the development of something over time, esp. a religion or civilization.The first histomaps were created by John B. Sparks and published by Rand McNally: The Histomap, dealing with world history, in 1931, The Histomap of Evolution in 1932, and The Histomap of Religion in 1943.
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society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [noun] > diagram > other types of diagram
map1797
base map1862
polar diagram1879
Gantt chart1918
pie diagram1921
pie chart1922
pie graph1930
histomap1931
process sheet1935
rose diagram1938
process chart1939
stereodiagram1945
wall chart1958
network1959
concept map1967
polar1975
mind map1987
1931 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 22 Feb. 3/4 For those who love maps, atlases, and charts here is something new: a Histomap on which the relative power of all empires, dynasties, nations is traced.
1945 Amer. Speech 20 76/2 A ‘Histomap of Religion’ was sent to customers and friends at Christmas time, 1943, by the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company.
1956 R. Redfield Peasant Society & Culture 72 A picture of their relationships would be something like those ‘histomaps’ we sometimes see, those diagrams of the rise and change through time of religions and civilizations.
2002 L. Lambert in L. Lambert et al. Constructivist Leader (ed. 2) ii. 60 Developing a histomap of the history of the school and community.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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