The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. XLIII, No. 5, May, 1923
Washington DC: The National Geographic Society, 1923. Presumed First Edition/First Printing thus. Wraps. [32 pages of advertisements], pages 461-568, [and 36 pages of advertisements]. Illustrations. Maps. Diagram. Cover worn and soiled, with tears and chips to the spine. National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about geography, history, and world culture. The magazine is known for its extensive use of dramatic photographs. The magazine is published monthly, and additional map supplements are also included with subscriptions. On occasion, special editions of the magazine are issued. The first issue of National Geographic Magazine was published on September 22, 1888, nine months after the Society was founded. Starting with its January 1905 publication of several full-page pictures of Tibet in 1900–1901, the magazine changed from being a text-oriented publication closer to a scientific journal to featuring extensive pictorial content, and became well known for this style. This issue includes: At the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Maynard Owen Williams with 38 Illustrations; Egypt, Past and Present with 16 Full-Page Illustrations in Duotone; East of Constantinople by Melville Chater with 27 illustrations; and A Visit to Three Arab Kingdoms by Junius B. Wood with 30 Illustrations. Maynard Owen Williams (September 12, 1888-June 1963) was a National Geographic correspondent from 1919. He explored Asia and witnessed the Russian Revolution. Williams was the Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and his reports include a description of the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1923. Condition: Fair.
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