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This section discusses a selection of maps that share Napoleon’s campaign to Russia as their main topic. These are split in three categories: maps created to study the event, maps that have been inspired by or give challenge to Minard’s design, and maps that can be considered as curiosities.

Figure 2-15. Detail of a proportional point symbol map from 1865 showing the population in each district of Paris, with the objective to find a suitable location for a post office. Overview as inset. (“Carte figurative relative au choix de l’emplacement d’un nouvel hôtel des postes de Paris.”)