National Geographic Infograph.

In this new anthology, TASCHEN and National Geographic gather the magazine’s best infographics of the past 128 years. Through seven sections―History, The Planet, Being Human, Animal World, World of Plants, Science & Technology, and Space―we encounter the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the mysterious origins of the Easter Island statues, Cleopatra’s Alexandria, and the anatomy behind a cheetah’s extraordinary speed. We discover how our genetic patterns have been pieced together over the years and how birds make music; we get to grips with global warming and explore our everexpanding study of an everexpanding universe. With an essay by Nigel Holmes, charting the evolution of National Geographic over the decades and its pioneering use of graphics, as well as five foldouts mimicking original pullouts or inserts in the magazine, the book stands as a defining record of one of the world’s bestknown publications as well as a beautifully presented repository of accessible discovery and learning. Visualizing the histories, facts, and figures that make up our planet and our species, National Geographic Infographics is as true to the magazine’s original mission as ever―an anchor of knowledge and a wunderkammer of discovery for young and old alike.