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When you click to open a 6-month free archive volume of National Geographic, the metadata at the bottom of the screen will give the publication date as 1959. That is not correct. Look at the magazine covers for the dates. You may note from the list that a few volumes are missing.
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National Geographic Old Issues PDF Index 1888-1998
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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
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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
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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
See our Travel and Adventure Books PDF
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
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1950 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1951 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec
1952 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec
1954 – Jan-Jun
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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
See our Outdoor Recreation Books PDF
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
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1980 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec – 1981 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec
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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
See our Books on Environmental Science PDF
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
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2007 – Jan-Jun – Jul-Dec
2009 – Jan, May, Jun – 2010 – Jan-Dec – 2011 – Jan-Mar, Aug-Dec – 2012 – Jan-Dec – 2013 – Jan
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