----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > used to present a particular point of view. While all representations are > biased in one way or another, I'm looking for intentional bias. The classic > example of this is the propaganda maps prepared during World War II, but I'm > looking for recent maps as well, maps which use the elements of cartography > to make an argument. This might be in the business world, with..... You may want to check with some globe manufacturers as well. I have dealt with companies in Italy which have told me that every single government in South America restricts the importation of globes unless they are certified by the respective Ministery Of Informations/or Culture/Education. I understand from a globe maker in former East Germany that there was no such problem (or solution) for their clients i.e. some 30 countries of the former communist world... Good Luck Ingo Gunther/World Space Corporation/New York