Getting Started

This interactive network visualization reveals relationships between individuals across the 1761, 1788, and 1793 editions of Harris's List.

Interactions

• Click a node to view details and highlight connections
• Double-click a node to view full person details
• Drag nodes to reposition them
• Hover over nodes or edges for additional information
• Scroll to zoom in/out
• Click and drag background to pan

Keyboard Shortcuts

• ? - Show this help
• Esc - Deselect node
• F - Fit network to screen
• R - Restart simulation
• Space - Pause/resume simulation

Edge Types

• Temporal (purple solid) - Same person appearing in multiple editions
• Spatial (teal dashed) - Shared address within same edition
• Social (coral solid) - Keeper or acquaintance relationships
• Skills (orange dotted) - Shared professional skills
• Cultural (yellow dash-dot) - Shared cultural references
• Personality (light blue dotted) - Shared personality traits
• Price Tier (dark blue dotted) - Similar pricing
• Origin (dark teal dotted) - Same geographic origin

Example Queries

• Enable only Temporal edges to see who appeared in both editions
• Enable only Spatial edges to find who lived together
• Enable all edges to find the most connected individuals
• Filter to 1788 only to see relationships within that edition