National Geographic December 1989 Vol 176, No 6
MAP: Special Places of the World: The Holy Land – The latest in the Special Places of the World series charts the area sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, relating historical events and scriptural passages to actual sites.
CONDITION Good, clean pages, has some cover wear
FEATURES
A Renaissance for Michelangelo – For nine years restorers have been removing the grime of centuries from the artist’s frescoes in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. The results are literally brilliant. David Jeffery describes the restoration project, photographed by Victor R Boswell, Jr., and Adam Woolfitt
Baja California: Mexico’s Land Apart – Once a seldom traveled hinterland, this desert peninsula has been discovered by tourists drawn to the beauty and bounty of the Sea of Cortes and by Mexican workers in search of jobs. The deluge of visitors has brought a bloom of prosperity, along with new problems. Dong Belt reports, with photographs by Annie Griffiths Belt.
Advanced Materials—Reshaping Our Lives – Man’s increasing ability to create new materials by manipulating the atoms or molecules of existing ones is spurring an international scientific race that is transforming our material world. Thomas Y Canby and photographer Charles O’Rear describe recent developments in plastics, ceramics, composites, and alloys.
Washington State, Riding the Pacific Tide – A rising wave of Asian commerce brings economic benefits to the Evergreen State. Celebrating its centennial this year, Washington looks to its rich agricultural and induistrial base to carry it into its second century, says Mike Edwards. Photo by Sandy Felsenthal.
Our Year in Review – A Society-sponsored geography poll of Russians reveals that they share with U.S. citizens a poor awareness of the world around them. Ntional Geographic President Gilbert Mgrosvenor details 1989 projects promoting geography education.
COVER – Restorer Pier Giorgio Bonetti wipes away dissolved dirt form Michelangelo’s Libyan Sibly, painted in fresco where the Sistine Chapel ceiling curves into a wall. Photograph by Adam Woolfitt
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