I would guess that the destination wasn't important, the journey was. But I must agree with others that the author at least seems to give the appearance that h

I would guess that the destination wasn't important, the journey was. But I must agree with others that the author at least seems to give the appearance that he was rather ignorant with different map projections. But if you want an Africa-sized Greenland and a huge huge Kamchatka, why not.