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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 1950 - 1959

National Geographic - December 1959, Vol. 116, No. 6
Russia as I Saw It, by Richard M. Nixon, Vice-President of the United States
Portrait of Earth’s Largest Continent (Asia): Many changes, and international trouble spots, dot the new Map of Asia, fourteenth in The Society’s growing Atlas Series
The President’s Music Men (Marine Band)
New Guinea to Bali in Yankee: The crew of the world’s most-traveled yacht finds new adventures on romantic islands of the west Pacific
The World in Dolls
Around the World and the Calendar with the Geographic: A Message from Your Society’s President
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National Geographic - November 1959, Vol. 116, No. 5
California’s Wonderful One (State Highway 1): Winding along the Golden State’s Pacific shore, a fabulous highway offers sea lions, whales, giant flowers, and an enchanted castle
Searching for Cliff Dwellers’ Secrets: Wetherill Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Boom Days in the Southwest: The Nation’s fastest-growing corner sits for its portrait: an up-to-the-minute Atlas Map
Tukuna Maidens Come of Age (Indians of the Amazon in Brazil celebrate their festival of womanhood)
Whooping Cranes Fight for Survival
Seychelles, Topic Isles of Eden (Mahe Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, a remote British crown colony)
1960 Census: Profile of the Nation . Back cover advertisement:        Sheaffer's Pens
Price: $10.00 - VG The map supplement (southwestern United States) is included
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National Geographic - October 1959, Vol. 116, No. 4
Cape Canaveral’s 6000-mile Shooting Gallery
Amalfi, Italy’s Divine Coast
Unsung Beauties of Hawaii’s Coral Reefs
What We’ve Accomplished in Antarctica: After four years and $250,000,000 of Operation Deep Freeze, the naval officer in charge sums up
Announcing the Society’s Book of National Parks: America’s Wonderlands: The National Parks
The Swans of Abbotsbury: On the marshes of Dorset, among ruins mellowed by 900 years, England’s oldest swannery still tends its noble birds.
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National Geographic - September 1959, Vol. 116, No. 3
SPECIAL ISSUE Soviet Union
With 123 Illustrations including 86 in Color
Pacific Fleet: Force for Peace: Ranging over a third of the earth, good-will ambassadors of the United States Navy strengthen our ties with the free nations of Asia
Periscope on the Etruscan Past (Italy): A tiny camera pierces ancient tombs to discover 2,500 year-old treasures
A Firsthand Look at the Soviet Union: An eyewitness report by a young American professor of Russian history, coupled with an Atlas map of western Russia
Western Soviet Map Added to Atlas
Miracle of the Mermaid’s Purse (Skates): Children’s curiosity about a strange object on the beach produces a remarkable set of photographs of how a skate is born
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National Geographic - August 1959, Vol. 116, No. 2 
With 138 Illustrations including 95 in Color
Giant Sequoias: Earth’s Largest Living Things Draw Millions to California Parks
Inside the World of the Honeybee
Global Changes Reflected on New Wall Maps
Beyond the Bight of Benin: Artists Roam Nigeria and the Cameroons: A laughing baby proves the best ambassador for a French expedition painting the little-known tribes of Nigeria and the Cameroons, with 14 Paintings by Jeannette and Maurice Fievet
Canada’s Winged Victory: the Silver Dart: Canadians Re-enact Their Historic First Flight of Half a Century Ago
Children’s Village in Switzerland: Pestalozzi: Love and understanding give new meaning to life for the waifs of Europe
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National Geographic - July 1959, Vol. 116, No. 1
With 137 Illustrations including 91 in Color
Up Through the Ice of the North Pole
Alaska Proudly Joins the Union: Twice the size of Texas, the new 49th State touches fingers with Siberia and extends the United States north to the shore of the Arctic Ocean
Atlas Map Provides a Full-Length Portrait of the Union’s Largest State
New Stars for Old Glory: The United States flag, 182 years old, has changed with the Nation, reflected its achievements, and shared its sorrows
Braving the Atlantic by Balloon
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National Geographic - June 1959, Vol. 115, No. 6
With 116 Illustrations including 80 in Color
Modern Miracle, Made in Germany: From the beautiful Bavarian Alps to the wind-swept heaths along the North Sea, the young West German Republic throbs and bustles with energy, prosperity, and problems
Volcanic Fires of the 50th State: Hawaii National Park
Queen of Canada: Elizabeth II does not visit Ottawa; she is in residence
Geographic Photographers Win Top Awards
Staten Island Ferry, New York’s Seagoing Bus
Where Falcons Wear Air Force Blue: United States Air Force Academy
New Atlas Map Charts a Germany Divided
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National Geographic - May 1959, Vol. 115, No. 5 
With 5 Map Illustrations and 128 Illustrations including 97 in Color
Normandy Blossoms Anew: War tore down its treasured towns and ravaged its land, but France’s province of plenty springs up from the ruins
Giant Insects of the Amazon: Ferocious ants and beetles big as bats confront a National Geographic naturalist in the steaming jungles of Brazil
First Color Portraits of the Heavens: Natural-color photographs reveal the spectacular beauty of distant nebulae and galaxies, by William C. Miller, Research Photographer, Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories
Lost World of the Galapagos (Islands): Dragonlike iguanas, giant tortoises, and tree-climbing sea lions greet Yankee’s crew in the ash-heap islands
History and Beauty Blend in a Concord Iris Garden: A Massachusetts banker grows prize blossoms where his colonial ancestor fought for freedom
The Friendly Train Called Skunk (California Western’s one-coach train): A humble little railroad huffs and hoots its winning way through the California forests
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National Geographic - April 1959, Vol. 115, No. 4
With 2 Map Illustrations and 138 Illustrations including 88 in Color
New Era on the Great Lakes: This spring, when ice leaves the busiest ship-crossed waters on earth, North America will gain a new 8,300-mile seacoast
Atlas Map of Northeastern United States Reflects Wealth and Grandeur of the Lakes
Jerusalem, the Divided City
The Incredible Helicopter
Nature’s Alert Eyes: Animals look at life, and into an amateur naturalist’s camera, in strange and strikingly different ways
Saint Veran, France’s Highest Village: One foot in the Middle Ages, the other in the 20th century, a remote Alpine community clings to time-hallowed ways
President Eisenhower Presents the Society’s Hubbard Medal to the Conquerors of Antarctica: Sir Vivian Fuchs, and the United States Navy Antarctic Expeditions of 1955-59
. Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (Coke glass and bottle)
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National Geographic - March 1959, Vol. 115, No. 3
Sixty-four Pages of Illustrations in Color
New St. Lawrence Seaway Opens the Great Lakes to the World: How Canada and the United States, working together, have harnessed 189 miles of mighty river for deepwater navigation and power, with 32 Illustrations including 23 in Color, and Two-page Color Map
Children of the Sun and Moon: Primitive Kraho Indians, living deep in Brazil’s savanna, dance all summer, singling of nature’s gifts. To train for chasing deer afoot, they run relay races with heavy logs, with Map and 19 Illustrations including 13 in Color
Portugal’s Gem of the Ocean: Madeira (Island), with Map and 29 Illustrations including 24 in Color
Peru Profits from Sea Fowl: Cormorants and boobies, most valuable of wild birds, give South America a multimillion-dollar guano industry, with Map and 14 Illustrations including 10 in Color
Life Under Shellfire on Quemoy (China), with 2 Maps and 24 Illustration. Back cover advertisement:        General Dynamics
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National Geographic - February 1959, Vol. 115, No. 2
Seventy-three Pages of Illustrations in Color
Reaching for the Moon, with Diagram and 11 Illustrations including 6 in Color
Building a New Austria, with Map and 30 Illustrations including 27 in Color
Tributes to Assistant Editors Beverley M. Bowie and George W. Long
Skiing in the United States, with 36 Illustrations including 27 in Color
Martinique: A Tropical Bit of France, with Map and 20 Illustrations including 17 in Color
Maine’s Lobster Island, Monhegan, with Map and 17 Illustrations . Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (couple in a heart design)
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National Geographic - January 1959, Vol. 115, No. 1
With 5 Map Illustrations and 127 Illustrations including 87 in Color
First Crossings of the Ends of the Earth
Submarine Through the North Pole, by Lt. William G. Lalor, Jr., USN
The Arctic as a Sea Route of the Future: Atomic cargo submarines may someday ply the ice-roofed depths of the polar ocean, by Comdr. William R. Anderson, USN, Captain U.S.S. Nautilus
The Crossing of Antarctica: Commonwealth explorers conquer the last Untraversed continent in a history-making trek from sea to sea across the South Pole, by Sir Vivian Fuchs, Leader of the British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Station Wagon Odyssey: Baghdad to Istanbul: A famous American traveler continuing a journey across the Moslem East finds new friends and changing nation, by William O. Douglas
Atlas Map Reflects Progress in Strife-Torn Lands
Dzibilchaltun (Mexico): Lost City of the Maya
Dzibilchaltun: Up from the Well of Time: Divers plunge deep into a sinkhole to mine a treasure of Maya pottery, ornaments, and human bones
Little Horses of the Sea: The sea horse has a colt’s head, an insect’s shell-like body, and the pouch of a kangaroo, yet actually is a fish. Moreover, the male gives birth to the young
Your Society to Seek New Light on the Cliff Dwellers: Expedition to Mesa Verde
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National Geographic - December 1958, Vol. 114, No. 6
SPECIAL ISSUE Dead Sea Scrolls
Seventy-two Pages of Illustrations in Color
The Aegean Isles (Greece): Poseidon’s Playground, with Map and 42 Illustrations including 36 in Color
Seventh Atlas Map Shows Democracy’s Cradle, with 1 Illustration
The Men Who Hid the Dead Sea Scrolls: Ancient Manuscripts found in Judacan caves open a new world to Biblical scholarship (Scholars of the Bible revel in the 1947 discovery of the 2,000-year-old manuscripts in Jordanian caves; Khirbat QumrOan, West Bank), with 8 Photographs and Maps including 5 Paintings in Color by Peter V. Bianchi
Better Days for the Navajos (Arizona-Utah): The largest U. S. Indian tribe shapes a new life with schools and hospitals, irrigated farms, steady jobs, oil, and uranium, with Map and 36 Illustrations including 30 in Color
Geographical Twins a World Apart (Jerusalem to the Jordan Valley in the Holy Land; and, Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah): 10 Color Illustrations and Maps
Ice Fishing’s Frigid Charms: The cold, lonely chore of hungry Eskimos becomes the winter sport of thousands on the northern lakes (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota), with 14 Illustrations
. Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (Santa Clause)
Price: $15.00 - VG The map supplement (Greece and the Aegean) is included with this magazine.
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National Geographic - November 1958, Vol. 114, No. 5
Seventy Pages of Illustrations in Color
Known but to God (Unknown soldiers of World War II WWII and the Korean War are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in a tomb memorializing thousands of unidentified fallen servicemen), with 10 Color Illustrations
The Emperor’s Private Garden: Kashmir, with Maps and 34 Illustrations including 27 in Color
Atlas Map Charts the Nation’s Heartland, with 1 Illustration
The Upper Mississippi: Between Lake Itasca and Cairo, Old Man River Grows Up (Illinois; Minnesota), with 44 Illustrations including 28 in Color
The Booming Sport of Water Skiing, with 12 Illustrations including 7 in Color
The Arab World: A Story in Pictures (Arabian Peninsula; Saudi Arabia; Syria), with Map and 20 Photographs. Back cover advertisement:        Sheaffer's Pens
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National Geographic - October 1958, Vol. 114, No. 4
Seventy-two Pages of Illustrations in Color
Iraq, Where Oil and Water Mix, with Map and 33 Illustrations including 26 in Color
Nature Carves Fantasies in Bryce Canyon, with 2 Maps and 16 Illustrations including 15 in Color
Flight of the Platypuses, with 14 Illustrations
The Islands Called Fiji, with 2 Maps and 33 Illustrations including 28 in Color
Switzerland’s Once-in-a-Generation Festival, with 8 Color Illustrations
Theodore Roosevelt: A Centennial Tribute, with 26 Illustrations
Maps Keep Pace with World Events . Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (painting of Chevy Corvette at food stand)
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National Geographic - September 1958, Vol. 114, No. 3
Seventy-two Pages of Illustrations in Color
You and the Obedient Atom (Nuclear Energy), with 54 Illustrations including 40 in Color
Poland Opens Her Doors, with 3 Maps and 39 Illustrations including 28 in Color
New Polish-Czech Map Charts a Political Divide
The White Horses of Vienna (Austria), with 15 Illustrations including 11 in Color
Blossoms That Defy the Seasons (Flower preservation: burial in sand for two weeks), with 9 Illustrations including 6 in Color
Feathered Dancers of Little Tobago (Birds of Paradise Birds, Little Tobago Island, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies), with Map and 12 Illustrations including 6 in Color
The Book of Dogs: National Geographic’s Newest Achievement, with 1 Illustration
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National Geographic - August 1958, Vol. 114, No. 2
SPECIAL ISSUE Dogs Work For Man
Sixty-four Pages of Illustrations in Color
British Columbia (Canada): Life Begins at 100, with Map and 34 Illustrations including 27 in Color
Dogs Wok for Man, with 32 Illustrations including 19 Paintings in Color by Edwin Megargee and R. E. Lougheed
How Old Is It?: Telltale radioactivity in every living thing is cracking the riddle of age (Radio-carbon dating), with 19 Illustrations
Off Santa Barbara: California’s Ranches in the Sea (Santa Barbara Island; Santa Cruz Island; Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands, California), with 26 Illustrations including 19 in Color
Paris, Vibrant Heart of France, with 15 Illustrations and two-page map
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National Geographic - July 1958, Vol. 114, No. 1
Eighty Pages of Illustrations in Color
West from the Khyber Pass: Threading 4,000 Miles of Southwest Asia’s Dusty Roads, the Author Renews His Friendship with the People of the Moslem World, by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas (driving tour from Pakistan to Turkey including Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq) with 36 Illustrations including 27 in Color
The Thames Mirrors England’s Varied Life, with 45 Illustrations including 33 in Color
Atlas Map Links Roman and Atomic Times, with 1 Illustration
The Past is Present in Greenfield Village (Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, which includes Thomas Edison’s laboratory and outbuildings, part of his collection of Americana), with Color Map and 23 Illustrations including 20 in Color
DEW Line, Sentry of the Far North (Distant Early Warning Line: 50 similar stations located along a 3,000 mile arc from western Alaska to Baffin Island, Canada), with Map and 12 Illustrations including 3 in Color . Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (painting of people in Switzerland)
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National Geographic - June 1958, Vol. 113, No. 6
Atlantic volcano; trans-Atlantic yachting; Belgium; Trinidad rain forest; North Carolina mountain folk. Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (painting of people in Wyoming)
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National Geographic - May 1958, Vol. 113, No. 5
Seventy-two Pages of Illustrations in Color
Heritage of Beauty and History: The National Parks, by Conrad L. Wirth, with 63 Illustrations including 45 in Color (includes Fold-Out of General Sherman Tree in Excellent Condition)
Guide to Scenic Playgrounds and Historic Shrines of the United States and Canada
Sahara Sand in My Eyes (Algeria), with Map and 33 Illustrations including 15 in Color
Mysore (India) Celebrates the Death of a Demon (Dasara festival), with 6 Color Illustrations
Hatchetfish, Torchbearers of the Deep, with 5 Color Illustrations
Four Years of Diving to the Bottom of the Sea, with 15 Illustrations
Folio for Binding Atlas Maps Offered by the National Geographic Society, by Melville Bell Grosvenor
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National Geographic - April 1958, Vol. 113, No. 4 
Seventy-two Pages of Illustrations in Color
Man’s First Winter at the South Pole, by Paul A. Siple, with 53 Illustrations including 20 in Color
Young-old Lebanon Lives by Trade, with Map and 37 Illustrations including 28 in Color
Freezing the Trout’s Lightning Leap, with 7 Illustrations including 6 in Color
Land of Louisiana Sugar Kings, with Map and 30 Illustrations including 25 in Color
The Many-sided Diamond, with 21 Illustrations including 4 in Color . Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (painting of people in Brussels, at World's Fair
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National Geographic - March 1958, Vol. 113, No. 3
Seventy-two Pages of Illustrations in Color
Argentina: Young Giant of the Far South, with 50 Illustrations including 37 in Color
Fast-Changing Nations North of Cape Horn
Bristlecone Pine, Oldest Known Living Thing, with 16 Illustrations including 14 in Color
Calypso Explores an Undersea Canyon, by Capt. J.-Y. Cousteau, with 31 Illustrations including 24 in Color
Rare Birds Flock to Spain’s Marismas (200 European bird species thrive in the wetlands marshes of Las Marismas, southern Spain), with 27 Illustrations including 20 in Color
Russell Cave: New Light on Stone Age Life, with 12 Illustrations
National Geographic Society Presents Russell Cave to the American People: An Announcement by President Melville Bell Grosvenor
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National Geographic - February 1958, Vol. 113, No. 2
Sixty-four Pages of Illustrations in Color
The Bahamas, Isles of the Blue-green Sea, with Map and 52 Illustrations including 38 in Color
Marsh Dwellers of Southern Iraq, with Maps and 29 Illustrations including 18 in Color
Arizona’s Window on Wildlife, with 13 Illustrations
Huntington Library, California Treasure House, with 19 Illustrations including 15 in Color
Exploring Our Neighbor World, the Moon, with 15 Illustrations . Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (painting of people in Cuba)
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National Geographic - January 1958, Vol. 113, No. 1
Seventy-two Pages of Illustrations in Color
Slow Boat to Florida, with 60 Illustrations including 45 in Color
New Atlas Maps Announced by the Society, with 2 Illustrations
Winter Brings Carnival Time to Quebec, with Map and 29 Illustrations including 26 in Color
Corkscrew Swamp, Primeval Show Place in the Everglades, with 16 Illustrations including 11 in Color
Limpkin, the Crying Bird That Haunts Florida Swamps, with 7 Illustrations including 6 in Color
Cappadocia: Turkey’s Country of Cones, with Map and 28 Illustrations . Back cover advertisement:        Moore-McCormick Cruise Lines
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National Geographic - December 1957, Vol. 112, No. 6 
SPECIAL ISSUE Old Testament Times
ruins of The Bounty, Pitcairn Island; man-made satellites; geese; excavations of Old Testament times. Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (Santa Clause)
 Map of the Heavens. 27 3/4 x 42An astronomical map of the northern and southern skies showing principal constellations, planets and stars. The reverse side carries twenty-four charts of the northern and southern hemispheres showing the sky for each month.
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National Geographic - November 1957, Vol. 112, No. 5
Seventy-two Pages of Illustrations in Color
H.R.H. The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Introduces to Members the Narrative of His Round-the-World Tour
Off the Beaten Track of Empire (Prince Philip travels 40,000 miles to tour the remotest corners of the British Empire), with Map and 42 Illustrations including 17 in Color
How We Sailed the New Mayflower to America: Why Did Mayflower II Take the Long Southern Route? What Were the Risks She Ran? Her Skipper Reveals the Answers, with Map and 35 Illustrations including 25 in Color
A 20th-century Saga of the Sea on Canvas: Marine Artist Smith Knew Every Sail and Spar Before He Painted Mayflower II as a Supplement to This Issue (pictorial supplement is NOT included with this magazine)
Californians Escape to the Desert (Mojave Desert to the north; and, the low Colorado Desert to the south): City Dwellers by the Thousands Find Health and Peace in Sandy Acres Once Considered Fit Only for Jack Rabbits and Rattlesnakes, with Map and 51 Illustrations including 45 in Color. Back cover advertisement:        Sheaffer's Pens
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National Geographic - October 1957, Vol. 112, No. 4
Sixty-four Pages of Illustrations in Color
Poets’ Voices Linger in Scottish Shrines: Tam o’Shanter, Macbeth, Rob Roy, and the Lady of the Lake Still Haunt the Lochs and Braes of Bonnie Scotland, with Map and 41 Illustrations including 32 in Color
The Elephant and I: Ponderous, Strong, Skillful, and Ticklish, the Mighty Pachyderm Serves Southern Asians as a Four-footed Jungle Bulldozer, with Map and 15 Illustrations
Beauty and Bounty of Southern State Trees: Dixie’s Fragrant Pines, Shiny Magnolias, and Brooding Oaks, Inspiration to Patriots and Poets, Now Yield a Wealth of New Products (2nd of two articles portraying in words and paintings the State trees of the United States. The first article, describing northern State trees, appeared in November, 1955), with 38 Illustrations including 16 Paintings in Color by Walter A. Weber
Ballerinas in Pink: Fifty Flamingos March in Formation in a Bahamian Garden, Performing an Extraordinary Drill to Human Command, with 18 Illustrations including 16 in Color
Gypsy Cave Dwellers of Andalusia (Spain), with Map and 10 Illustrations
History of the National Geographic: Announcing Publication of The National Geographic Society and Its Magazine: A History, by Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, with 1 Illustration.  Back cover advertisement: Coca-Cola (painting of people India)
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National Geographic - September 1957, Vol. 112, No. 3
Seventy-two Pages of Illustrations in Color
Nomad Sails Long Island Sound: A 40-foot Ketch Cruises Storied Waters of Connecticut and New York Renowned for Yachts and Pirates, Whalers and Oyster Beds, with Map and 39 Illustrations including 34 in Color
Year of Discovery Opens in Antarctica: Daring Scientists of a Dozen Nations, Pooling Knowledge and Resources, Launch Man’s Most Ambitious Assault on the White Continent, with Color Map and 41 Illustrations including 26 in Color
National Geographic Map Updates Antarctica
Across the Frozen Desert to Byrd Station: Tractor-borne Explorers Conquer Yawning Chasms of Ice and Snow to Set UP an IGY Outpost in Uncharted Marie Byrd Land, with 14 Illustrations including 7 in Color
Robert College, Turkish Gateway to the Future: Thanks to a Boatload of Bread, Yankee Educators in Istanbul Have Forged an Enduring Link Between Asia and the West, with Map and 18 Illustrations including 14 in Color
Lafayette’s Homeland, Auvergne: France and the United States Together Celebrate the 200th Birthday of an Aristocrat Who Helped Win American Independence, with 18 Illustrations
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 Antarctica, 28 1/2x35 3/4 A unique map of the Antarctic regions. Small maps indicate the countries cooperating in the International Geophysical Year. Historical notes amounting to three thousand words are imprinted on the map. The first supplementary map of Antarctica was published in August 1899 and was 8 x 8 inches in size.
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National Geographic - August 1957, Vol. 112, No. 2
Sixty-four Pages of Illustrations in Color
The Giant Tides of Fundy (Canada’s Maritime Provinces), with Map and 35 Illustrations including 28 in Color
Keeping House for Tropical Butterflies (Trinidad jungle), with 31 Illustrations including 29 in Color
Kachinas: Masked Dancers of the Southwest (Pueblo people; Hopi Indians, Arizona and New Mexico), with 16 Illustrations including 11 in Color
El Morro: Story in Stone: Pueblo Indian, Conquistador, Padre, Cavalry Trooper, and Pioneer Carved Southwest Drama on Mew Mexico’s Inscription Rock, with Map and 10 Illustrations including 7 in Color
Squaws Along the Yukon: Following the Fabled Gold-rush Route, Six Venturous Young Women and a Lone Man Paddle by Foldboat from Whitehorse (Canada) to Eagle (Alaska), with Map and 27 Illustrations including 22 in Color
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force (Thomas McKnew recollects his memories as a boy of Wright’s flying the first military plane), with 6 Illustrations
History Written in the Skies: Pictorial Highlights of the First 50 Years of the United States Air Force, with 31 Illustrations
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National Geographic - July 1957, Vol. 112, No. 1
Eighty Pages of Illustrations in Color
To the Men at South Pole Station, by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, USN, (His last article), with 3 Illustrations
We Are Living at the South Pole, with 30 Illustrations including 22 in Color
Admiral of the Ends of the Earth, by Melville Bell Grosvenor, with 18 Illustrations
Flight to Adventure: Flying Their Own Single-engine Plane, a Daring Couple Span Jungle and Desert in a Yearlong Odyssey over Africa and Asia, with Map and 73 Illustrations including 62 in Color
New Mexico’s Great White Sands: Feathery Dunes of Snow-white Gypsum in a 140,000-acre Sandbox Make This Area Unique Among National Monuments (White Sands National Monument, New Mexico), with Map and 23 Illustrations including 20 in Color
Coronation in Katmandu: The Pageantry of Marco Polo’s Asia Comes Alive Once Again as a New King of Nepal Ascends the Cobra Throne, with Map and 12 Illustrations including 10 in Color
. Back cover advertisement:        Coca-Cola (painting of people at Lake Louise)
Price: $5.00 - VG