--- product_id: 581469 title: "National Geographic 125 Years: Legendary Photographs, Adventures, and Discoveries That Changed the World" price: "2309661₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/581469-national-geographic-125-years-legendary-photographs-adventures-and-discoveries-that store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # National Geographic 125 Years: Legendary Photographs, Adventures, and Discoveries That Changed the World **Price:** 2309661₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** National Geographic 125 Years: Legendary Photographs, Adventures, and Discoveries That Changed the World - **How much does it cost?** 2309661₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/581469-national-geographic-125-years-legendary-photographs-adventures-and-discoveries-that) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Featuring show-stopping imagery and thrilling behind-the-scenes tales, National Geographic 125 Years captures the heart of National Geographic's fascinating history, from its earliest days as a scientific club to its growth into one of the world's largest geographic organizations. The book reveals how much we've come to know about our fascinating world through the pages and unforgettable imagery of National Geographic, and taps key voices from the forefront of ocean and space exploration, climate science, archaeology, mountaineering, and many other disciplines to peer with us over the horizon and see where we are heading in the future. Review: Letting People See The World From Their Armchair - While most people who have spent hours leisurely going through their grandparents collection of old copies of National Geographic Magazine may not have realized it, they were enjoying some of the most important historical adaptations of photography, photojournalism and magazine reproduction. And while this book about the first 125 years of National Geographic may not have the most spectacular and beautiful photographs that have appeared in the journal over its first century and a quarter, it has a bunch of them. It also has a selection of many of the trail breaking examples of photographs to appear in magazine format. The purpose of the National Geographic Society was to disperse Geographic Information to the world. The National Geographic Magazine is technically the Society's Journal. It was Gilbert H. Grosvenor who "built the National Geographic Society into an extraordinarily successful institution. And he did so by emphasizing too things. One, he made pictures the language of the National Geographic magazine...And two, he stressed quality." The magazine editor wanted to see pictures and plenty of them. Within this book the reader will see pictures of the photographers at work with the latest cameras of the period, including the digital cameras they mostly use today. There is a 1909 photo of photographer O.D. Von Engeh during a Society Sponsored-expedition to Alaska. He is washing his freshly developed film negatives in the iceberg-choked seawater of the bay. On page 77, there is a wonderful 1910 hand colored black and white photo of a young, would-be rock star Japanese girl in traditional dress singing at the top of her lungs and playing a three-stringed samisen. The picture looks like it could have been taken yesterday as far as typifying a young musician's dream. Those images and the Autochrome (self-coloring) ones began appearing in National Geographic in July 1914. The era of color magazine photography had arrived. The paper that National Geographic is printed on is guaranteed to last for at least 200 years. How's that for quality printing? This is a fascinating book about how the National Geographic Society and its Journal and other publications came about. It's a fun read and illustrated history of history. While this joke isn't included in this book, in the 1950s and 1960s there was a joke about the photographers of LIFE Magazine and the National Geographic. The Geographic photographer would climb to the top of a pile of trash and garbage in order to take his beautiful color photos from the higher perch. The LIFE photographer would stand back and photograph the garbage. This book deals with the beautiful pictures and people of the planet, and it's only recently that Geographic has been photographing pollution and trash and even then the pictures are often beautiful. Review: Everything It Should Be - The copy I bought used arrived in good condition aside from a cut across the dust jacket. But the content of the book itself is too enjoyable to remove even half a star for something so minor. A detailed history of the Society and its explorers (even the more minor ones get their due), beautifully illustrated with photos and graphics, offering a look at how the magazine and society have changed over the past century-plus. To longtime subscribers (and/or younger geo-nerds like myself who've inherited older issues from relatives), it's fun to read through all of the highlights of those past decades, blow-by-blow, and try to guess which milestone is next. An excellent book and a worthy successor to C.D.B. Bryan's centennial history of the Society. On to 150! ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #571,134 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #20 in Antique & Collectible Magazines & Newspapers #384 in Photography History #459 in Expeditions & Discoveries World History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 419 Reviews | ## Images ![National Geographic 125 Years: Legendary Photographs, Adventures, and Discoveries That Changed the World - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61uRQCNO5-L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Letting People See The World From Their Armchair *by J***D on February 27, 2013* While most people who have spent hours leisurely going through their grandparents collection of old copies of National Geographic Magazine may not have realized it, they were enjoying some of the most important historical adaptations of photography, photojournalism and magazine reproduction. And while this book about the first 125 years of National Geographic may not have the most spectacular and beautiful photographs that have appeared in the journal over its first century and a quarter, it has a bunch of them. It also has a selection of many of the trail breaking examples of photographs to appear in magazine format. The purpose of the National Geographic Society was to disperse Geographic Information to the world. The National Geographic Magazine is technically the Society's Journal. It was Gilbert H. Grosvenor who "built the National Geographic Society into an extraordinarily successful institution. And he did so by emphasizing too things. One, he made pictures the language of the National Geographic magazine...And two, he stressed quality." The magazine editor wanted to see pictures and plenty of them. Within this book the reader will see pictures of the photographers at work with the latest cameras of the period, including the digital cameras they mostly use today. There is a 1909 photo of photographer O.D. Von Engeh during a Society Sponsored-expedition to Alaska. He is washing his freshly developed film negatives in the iceberg-choked seawater of the bay. On page 77, there is a wonderful 1910 hand colored black and white photo of a young, would-be rock star Japanese girl in traditional dress singing at the top of her lungs and playing a three-stringed samisen. The picture looks like it could have been taken yesterday as far as typifying a young musician's dream. Those images and the Autochrome (self-coloring) ones began appearing in National Geographic in July 1914. The era of color magazine photography had arrived. The paper that National Geographic is printed on is guaranteed to last for at least 200 years. How's that for quality printing? This is a fascinating book about how the National Geographic Society and its Journal and other publications came about. It's a fun read and illustrated history of history. While this joke isn't included in this book, in the 1950s and 1960s there was a joke about the photographers of LIFE Magazine and the National Geographic. The Geographic photographer would climb to the top of a pile of trash and garbage in order to take his beautiful color photos from the higher perch. The LIFE photographer would stand back and photograph the garbage. This book deals with the beautiful pictures and people of the planet, and it's only recently that Geographic has been photographing pollution and trash and even then the pictures are often beautiful. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything It Should Be *by Z***D on June 2, 2015* The copy I bought used arrived in good condition aside from a cut across the dust jacket. But the content of the book itself is too enjoyable to remove even half a star for something so minor. A detailed history of the Society and its explorers (even the more minor ones get their due), beautifully illustrated with photos and graphics, offering a look at how the magazine and society have changed over the past century-plus. To longtime subscribers (and/or younger geo-nerds like myself who've inherited older issues from relatives), it's fun to read through all of the highlights of those past decades, blow-by-blow, and try to guess which milestone is next. An excellent book and a worthy successor to C.D.B. Bryan's centennial history of the Society. On to 150! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dupe magazine *by B***D on August 16, 2025* I bought two magazine with different covers for this magazine --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/581469-national-geographic-125-years-legendary-photographs-adventures-and-discoveries-that](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/581469-national-geographic-125-years-legendary-photographs-adventures-and-discoveries-that) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-06-04*