The 18 Most Dazzling Photos From National Geographic's History

In celebration of its 125th anniversary, National Geographic teamed up with Taschen to release a three-volume photo retrospective. BuzzFeed gets an exclusive peek at some of the rare images.

Posted on December 20, 2013, 19:11 GMT

Arianna Rebolini

BuzzFeed Staff

1. New York, 1957

Photo by B. Anthony Stewart

2. Canada, 2011

Photo by Paul Nicklen

3. New Mexico, 1939

Photo by Luis Marden

4. California, 1965

Photo by B. Anthony Stewart

5. Mexico, date uncertain

Photo by Steve Winter

6. Ecuador, 2008

Photo by Frans Lanting

7. Antarctica, 2012

Photo by Paul Nicklen

8. Arizona, 2005

Photo by John Burcham

9. East Germany, 1973

Photo by Gordan Gahan

10. South Africa, 1995

Photo by Chris Johns

11. India, 1948

Photo by Volkmar K. Wentzel

12. Iraq, 1984

Photo by Steve McCurry

13. Lebanon, 1957

Photo by Thomas J. Abercrombie

14. India, 1976

Photo by James L. Stanfield

15. Sri Lanka, 1995

Photo by Steve McCurry

16. Hong Kong, 1931

Photo by W. Robert Moore

17. Australia, 1977

Photo by Paul A. Zahl

18. Papua New Guinea, 2000

Photo by Jodi Cobb

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