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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/17/original.jpg?quality=7520001125Back in the 1930s, the infographic scene was already humming with crazy products like the Histomap and its 4000 years of visualised history. But the roots of infographics go back even further. This intense visual recollection of the Civil War dates back to the 1800s.