The Geographical Magazine, August 1968, Vol XL (40) No 16: Birmingham canals; Captain Cook bicentenary; Golden Spell of Athens; Dahomey; Japanese in Brazil; John Seymour

The Geographical Magazine, August 1968: Volume XL (40), Number 16. The illustrated London monthly of exploration, travel, peoples and places, jointly owned by a trust chaired by the President of the Royal Geographical Society and Times Newspapers, with half of all dividends assigned to a fund for exploration and research.

COVER: 'Birmingham', 'Captain Cook', 'Brazil', 'Dahomey', 'Athens' and 'Forgotten Canals'; a rubbish carrier in Gas Street Basin, Birmingham, photograph by John Seymour. Price 3s. 6d.

IN THIS ISSUE: Dahomey's Deep Sea Fishermen by Stanley Baron (a wall of surf successfully breached); Golden Spell of Athens by Helen Vlachou (unexpected charm veils the ugliness of modern Athens); Inspiration of Captain Cook by Brenda Gourgey (the bicentenary of Cook's first voyage of exploration); The Blessed Monsoon by Alfred Gregory (rains which bring floods and fertility to India); Japanese Pioneers in Brazil by Janet Henshall (immigrant farmers prosper in the Amazon jungle); Forgotten Waterways by John Seymour (derelict canals can be put to good use); Birmingham Builds a Model City by M. B. Stedman (redevelopment on a massive scale); From Rickshaws to Riches by Liliane Jenkins (a co-operative of rickshaw-pullers in East Pakistan).

ALSO: The World in Books, reviews by I. Schapera, Frank Carr, E. M. Yates, John Abbott and D. J. Sinclair; Notes by Ptolemy.

THEMES: British canals and industrial heritage, Birmingham, Captain James Cook, West Africa (Benin), Greece, the Indian monsoon, Brazil, Bangladesh.

80 pages, illustrated in colour and black and white, about 18.5 x 25 cm. Edited by Derek Weber (Editor); published by New Science Publications for The Geographical Magazine Ltd, 128 Long Acre, London.

Author: Derek Weber (ed.), John Seymour, Helen Vlachou, Alfred Gregory

Publisher: The Geographical Magazine (Royal Geographical Society/The Times Publishing Company)

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Single Issue Magazine

Condition: Used - Very Good