Maps that organize numerical data: A. Micro-dissection map showing subdivision of a liver lobule cross-section into eight adjacent sectors; B. Histochemically stained sections guide this subdivision. The abbreviated labels indicate sections of entities such as a central venule (labelled 'CV'). This structure will emerge (approximately) perpendicular to the plane of the imaged section as data is processed and imaged (after Teutsch 1988: figs. 1 and 2; copyright of J. Wiley & Sons, Inc.).

From Beyond illustration: 2d and 3d digital technologies as tools for discovery in archaeology by Bernard Frischer and Anastasia Dakouri-Hild