National Geographic July 1985 16th Century Basque Whaling in America/Iran

Description: National Geographic July 1985 CONDITION · Magazine Good, some reading and shelf wear CONTENTS · Israel: Searching for the Center – A young nation strives to maintain age-old traditions in a high-tech, high-rise world. By Priit Vesilind and James L Stanfield · 16th-Century Basque Whalers in America – Among the first to reap treasurers of the New World, Basque voyagers made the Labrador coast the center of a booming oil industry. Archaeologists James A Tuck and Robert Grenier describe the discovery of a 400-year-old whaling station and sunken ships; Robert Laxalt traces the Basques’ history and long record of exploration. Photos by Bill Curtsinger and paintings by Richard Schlecht. · Hampton Roads, Where the Rivers End – Since colonial times this protected Virginia roadstead has been a vital shipping artery. William S Ellis and Karen Kasmauski explore rejuvenated Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and their environs. · Iran Under the Ayatollah – Photojournalist Michael Coyne, with a team of Australian filmmakers invited to Iran by its revolutionary leaders, found a nation locked in religious fervor and an ongoing war. · Saving the World’s Largest Flower – Deep in the rain forests of southeastern Asia, botanist Willem Meijer seeks rare specimens of a spectacular plant with yard-wide blossoms. Photographs by Edward S Ross. COVER – Reading a new chapter in Canada’s history, a diver lights a timber from the stern of a 16th-century Basque whaling vessel found off Labrador. Photograph by Will Curtsinger. 24946

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