: Editorial Design: Correct labelling of a graphic that is based on an original I am working on the editorial design of an article dealing with U.S. military history. In the article I am using

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You could follow the language used in Copyright law and say it is "derived from ..." or "a derivatve of ..."


A derivative work is a work based on or derived from one or more
already existing works. Common derivative works include
translations, musical arrangements, motion picture versions of
literary material or plays, art reproductions, abridgments, and
condensations of preexisting works. Another common type of derivative
work is a “new edition” of a preexisting work in which the editorial
revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications
represent, as a whole, an original work. To be copyrightable, a
derivative work must incorporate some or all of a preexisting “work”
and add new original copyrightable authorship to that work. The
derivative work right is often referred to as the adaptation right.
The following are examples of the many different types of derivative
works:

...
A drawing based on a photograph


See this circular from the US Copyright Office (PDF).

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