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Color Palettes

Authentic color palettes extracted from the Albums de Statistique Graphique. 20 palettes organized by type (sequential, diverging, grouped, category).

cheysson_pal()
Get a Cheysson color palette
list_cheysson_pals()
List available Cheysson palettes
scale_color_cheysson() scale_colour_cheysson() scale_fill_cheysson()
Cheysson color scales for ggplot2

Hatching Patterns

Pattern specifications for ggpattern, recreating the distinctive hatching and fill styles used in Cheysson’s maps and diagrams.

cheysson_pattern()
Get Cheysson pattern specifications
cheysson_pattern_params()
Create ggpattern-compatible pattern parameters
list_cheysson_patterns()
List available Cheysson pattern palettes
get_pattern_param()
Extract pattern parameters for ggpattern
scale_fill_cheysson_pattern()
Apply Cheysson patterns to fill aesthetic
scale_pattern_fill_cheysson() scale_pattern_type_cheysson() scale_pattern_angle_cheysson() scale_pattern_density_cheysson()
Cheysson pattern scales for ggpattern

Fonts

Five hand-drawn font families replicating Cheysson’s lettering style. Functions for loading and managing the Cheysson fonts.

load_cheysson_fonts()
Load Cheysson fonts
list_cheysson_fonts()
List available Cheysson fonts
cheysson_fonts_available()
Check if Cheysson fonts are loaded
cheysson_font()
Get Cheysson font family name

Themes

Complete ggplot2 themes incorporating Cheysson fonts and period-appropriate styling for modern statistical graphics.

theme_cheysson()
Cheysson theme for ggplot2
theme_cheysson_minimal()
Minimal Cheysson theme
theme_cheysson_map()
Cheysson map theme

Data

Package datasets containing palette specifications, pattern definitions, and metadata linking to the original Albums.

cheysson_palettes
Cheysson Color Palettes
cheysson_patterns
Cheysson Pattern Data
albumImages
Album Images Metadata