National Geographic, 1 (vol. 186): Tale of Spanish galleon San Diego… – 07/1994 | ISSUE FROM USA

Issue of the official journal of the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., USA.

Double map supplement: BosWash megalopolis.

It includes a comprehensive 23-page photo report about the discovery of sunken Spanish galleon San Diego.

Amid the bones of a Spanish galleon, sunk in the battle fought in the year 1600 against 4 Dutch ships (the Eendracht, the Hendrik Frederikan, the Aro and the biggest one, the Mauritius) that tried to seize Manila, divers gather Ming dynasty plates, part of a rich cargo uncovered 170 feet deep off the Philippines.

The sinking of the San Diego, the Spanish galleon that carried Japanese mercenaries to stop a Dutch invasion. An account of adventure, deceit, and intrigue, by Franck Goddio and Emory Kristof (photographs).

The National Geographic Magazine stories take you on a journey that's always enlightening, often surprising, and unfailingly fascinating.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, VOL. 186, No. 5

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Reports:

Boston ― Breaking New Ground. From its massive harbor tunnel project to its first Italian mayor, this historic city is reshaping itself. A double map supplement high-lights the Boston to Washington, D.C., megalopolis.

The Tale of the San Diego. In 1600 the Spanish galleon San Diego sank while battling a Dutch ship 20 miles off Manila Bay. This archaeological time capsule of Spanish life in Asia has revealed some unexpected finds.

Viruses. Microscopic bundles of genes, viruses stunt tomatoes, drive dogs mad with rabies, and cause human woes from common colds to killer flus to AIDS. Scientists race to identify the newest threats.

Recycling. Not since World War II have Americans been so aware of wasting things. Cans and bottles, paint, tires, and motor oil, it makes economic and environment sense to use them again.

Alone with the Nothern Goshawk. Fierce raptors, dutiful parents, squabbling chicks―intimate scenes of the hawks’ daily life are observed from a tree blind, as their nesting grounds in the West fall prey to logging.

Sections:

Forum.

• Eighth Air Force in World War II.
• Shanghai.
• Simón Bolívar.
• Trinidad and Tobago.
• High road to Hunza.

Geographica.

• Earliest Lincoln portrait? Controversy abounds.
• Getting to the bottom of Moscow’s past.
• Creatures great and small formed Lucy’s family.
• Woodman, measure that tree! Is it a champion.
• Storms in a bottle: Understanding the basics.

On Television.

• Dancing to a Requiem: Lament for the bears.

Earth Almanac.

• A cab fleet that’s clean, green ― it’s a natural!
• Reining in the impact of wild horses on Islands.
• Tricky angler, goosefish itself attracts fisherman.
• Hot reading: Notes from the first atomic bomb.
• When a tree falls in the forest, wildlife hears.