Use our free archive of National Geographic old issues pdf, from Issue #1 in 1888 to 2013 editions (not complete). Organized by date. Index to 1998 is here.
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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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