The Illustrated Longitude

Rating:
Summary: Could have been much better
Review: You just can't put some irrelevent illustrations and a hard back on an already excellent book and expect it to get better.
I purchased this version for my daughter as a gift and was very disapoited to find that it didn't really illustarte any thing further than the orginal. In fact, if any thing, this book is worse, since it is hard to carry and read. Better save US$10 and buy the paper back. However The "illustrations", (photos and reproduction of old drawings), are all excellent, as far as printing quality is concerned and will do a wonderfull job of adorning your coffee table for the visitors.