NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Rare. The first photograph of the entire - Lot 30

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. Rare. The first photograph of the entire Earth taken by humans from space. December 1968. This historic photograph is the first image showing the entire Earth taken by humans from space, during the Apollo 8 mission. For the first time, our planet appears as a single world, isolated in the vastness of the cosmos, offering a vision that would profoundly transform humanity’s perception. With its extraordinary simplicity and remarkable aesthetic power, this image has become one of the great symbols of the 20th century. A true masterpiece of space photography, it marks the beginning of a new way of looking at Earth and remains one of the most precious records of the Apollo program. Post-processed chromogenic print. Numbered on the front. Caption on a label on the back. 40.6 x 40.6 cm with margins.