My main reason for obtaining this was to read the article by Edward Whymper 'A Journey Among the Great Andes of the Equator'. It came with a (poor) map and another article about Askja, a volcano in Iceland. Do I want Whymper's book after reading this? Still don't know. The writing was solid the map was terrible. It did nothing to illuminate the writing whatsoever. I'll make my mind up about buying a copy of the book some time down that proverbial road. Until then, I've got a retirement to think about. This is the last recorded reading of 2014. ( )