Just an FYI.  This web site info was sent to me by a friend.  I thought that MAPS-L might be interested.

Jim Walsh

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http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html

Worldmapper: The world as you've never seen it before.

(from their web site) -- Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.  Maps and extra information will be added during 2006.