National Geographic Magazine PDF Free Download – 1888-2024

National Geographic Magazine pdf free download, from Issue #1 in 1888 to 2024, although missing some issues. Free online archives. Organized by date. Also, the Nat Geo Index for 1888-1988. Download old issues pdf to 1922.

“National Geographic Magazine, the flagship magazine of the National Geographic Society, chronicles exploration and adventure, as well as changes that impact life on Earth.”

Index – National Geographic 1888-1988

Set 1: Highest Quality Scan – 21st Century Only – National Geographic Magazine PDF Free Download

2001-2020

2021 – June 2022 18 issues

2024 Jan-May

Set 2: Low Resolution: Good photos, but low text quality – National Geographic

1888-1911, 1920-1946

1921-1940

1941-1960

1961-1980

1981-2000

Set 3: Dark Scan: Good text quality, but photos dark – National Geographic Magazine PDF Free Download

Dates of Magazine Issues: When you click to open a 6-month archive volume of National Geographic old issues, the metadata at the bottom of the screen will give the publication date as 1959.  That is not correct.  The front pages of volumes and monthly issues have correct dates.

Quality of Scanned Pages: The photographic images of the magazines in Set 3 are dark.  You can lighten them somewhat with the ‘Visual Adjustments’, found when you open a magazine in Internet Archive. Look on the left edge of the screen near the top for the 3-dots icon. Or use Set 1 or Set 2, which have much brighter photos.

Indexes of Articles: Every 6-month volume of National Geographic old issues has a table of contents and index at the front.  Or use the alphabetical index covering all issues of the magazine from 1888 to 1988, at the top of this page.

1889-1919 – National Geographic PDF Free Download

1889 – 1890 – 1891 – 1892 – 1893 – 1894 – 1895 – 1896 – 1897 – 1898 – 1899

1900 – 1901 – 1902 – 1903 – 1904 – 1905 – 1906 – 1907 – 1908 – 1909

1910 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1911 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1912 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1913 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1914 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1915 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1916 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1917 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1918 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1919 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1920-1949 – National Geographic Old Issues PDF

1920 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1921 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1922 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1924 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1925 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1926 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1927 – Jan-Jun -1928 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1929 – Jan-Jun

1930 – Jan-Jun – 1931 – Jan-Jun

1932 – Jul-Dec – 1933 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1934 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1935 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1936 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1937 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1938 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1939 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1940 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1941 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1942 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1944 – Jan-Jun – 1945 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1946 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1947 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1948 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1949 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1950-1979 – National Geographic Old Issues PDF

1950 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1951 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1952 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1953 – Jan-Dec

1954 – Jan-Jun

1957 – Jul-Dec – 1958 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1960 – Jul-Dec – 1961 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1962 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1963 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1964 – Jul-Dec – 1965 – Jan-Jun – 1966 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1968 – Jan-Jun – 1969 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1970 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1971 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1972 – Jan-Jun

1975 – Jul-Dec

1977 – Jan-Jun – 1978 – Jan-Jun – 1979 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1980-2013 – National Geographic Old Issues PDF

1980 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1981 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1982 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1983 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1984 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1985 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1986 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1987 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1988 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1989 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1990 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1991 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1992 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1993 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

1994 – Jul-Dec – 1995 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1996 – Jan-Jun

1997 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1998 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1999 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

2000 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 2001 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

2002 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 2003 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

2004 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 2005 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 2006 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

2007 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec

2009 – Jan, May, Jun – 2010 – 2011 – Jan-Mar, Aug-Dec – 2012 – 2013 – Jan

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