Dear Youngman

Greetings again.  While looking for something else, I came across the
information I referenced in the last email.

The King James Bible authorized by the U.S. Congress is now called the
Aitken Bible after Robert Aitken.  During the war, England would not send
any Bibles over and Mr. Aitken took it upon himself to publish the Bible. 
A copy of this rare volume is found at the Library of Congress.  On their
website they have some information about it but more information can be
found on

http://www.logosresourcepages.org/Versions/aitken.htm and I'm sure other
places as well

The Congressional resolution states--

WHEREUPON RESOLVED:
That the United States in Congress assembled HIGHLY APPROVE the pious and
laudable undertaking of Mr. Aitken, as subservient to the interest of
religion, as well as an instance of the progress of arts in this country,
and being satisfied from the above report of his care and accuracy in the
execution of the work, THEY RECOMMEND *THIS* EDITION OF THE BIBLE TO THE
INHABITANTS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND HEREBY *AUTHORIZE* HIM TO PUBLISH
*THIS* RECOMMENDATION in the manner he shall think proper. CHA.THOMSON,
Secy.

From another website:

"Robert Aitken, an immigrant from Scotland, published a New Testament,
then asked Congress' permission to publish the entire Bible.  As his
petition noted,

"in every well regulated Government in Christendom" the Holy Bible was
"published under the AUTHORITY of the Sovereign Powers, IN ORDER TO
PREVENT THE FATAL CONFUSION THAT WOULD ARISE, AND THE ALARMING INJURIES
THE CHRISTIAN FAITH MIGHT SUFFER FROM THE SPURIOUS AND ERRONEOUS EDITIONS
OF DIVINE REVELATION."

Aitken printed Congress' authorization and support in the front of his
Bible.  This was the ONLY Bible ever AUTHORIZED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS.

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I'm currently preparing to develop reference materials for our edition of
the holy scriptures.  If you have thoughts on powerful mapmaking, I'd like
to hear them.  As I wrote down elements of a map and what we're trying to
teach and convey through maps, it came to me that we want our maps
powerful, quickening, and of peaceful composition.  They do not have to be
according to every other map ever made, but they must teach and convey
flows, states, movements, fulfillment, dispersal, features, etc. based on
what each is designed to do.  There musn't be a multitude of maps--just a few
chief ones, enough to cover what needs to be covered.  If you have
thoughts about what you want to see, what you need to know, what has
helped you, what could help you, what could have helped you early on, the
flows, forms, etc. I'd like to hear them.  If you have ideas about
mapmaking, drawings, symbols, topographical features,  I'd like to hear
them.  If you have ideas outside of what I've listed here, I am
interested.

Mephibosheth