PFH1172622: Syria: The entrance and keep of the Aleppo Citadel / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172624: Syria: The ancient wool and leather suq within Aleppo's Great Bazaar / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172628: Thailand: Bell tower, Wat Phra Nang Sang, Phuket / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172636: Thailand: Buddha statue and wall murals on the viharn at Wat Phra Nang Sang, Phuket / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172647: South China Sea: Map of the disputed Paracels Islands and Spratly Islands detailing the Chinese claim / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172658: Vietnam: Vietnamese troops marching on Dao Truong Sa or Spratly Island in the Spratly Islands (2009) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172676: China: Propaganda poster from the Cultural Revolution (c.1966-73) eulogising the Chinese navy and Mao Zedong thought / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172680: India: An Indian representation of Rahu, Snake Demon and causer of solar and lunar eclipses / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172697: China: Two bird fanciers with caged songbirds, 1882 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172700: China: Painting on silk representing thousand-armed Avalokitesvara or Guanyin, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gandu, c.9th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172701: China: Paintings on silk representing three bodhisattvas, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gandu, c. 9th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172702: China: Paintings on silk representing three lokapalas, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gandu, c. 9th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172210: England / Malaysia / Thailand: Captain Sir Francis Light (1740-1794), founder of the British colony of Penang, now Penang State, Malaysia / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172221: Syria: David the King of Israel. Fresco from Dura Europos synagogue, c.250 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172226: Syria: Ezra reads the Law. Fresco from Dura Europos synagogue, c.250 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172228: Syria: Central panel above the Torah niche. Fresco from Dura Europos synagogue, c.250 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172261: Nepal: An Aghori Baba (a heterodox Hindu sect), Pashupatinath, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172262: Nepal: Sadhu, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172264: Nepal: Sadhu, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172282: Japan: T. Enami (Enami Nobukuni, 1859 - 1929), early Japanese photographer, Enami Nobukuni (1859-1929) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172291: Japan: Worshippers at a temple, c.1910 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172294: Japan: A temple at Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, c.1895 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172299: China / Belgium: Ferdinand Verbiest (Nan Huairen), Jesuit Missionary at the Qing Court of the Kangxi Emperor, Mathematician and Astronomer (1623-1688) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172313: Japan: Torii or gateway to a Shinto shrine above Lake Ashi and the Village of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, c.1915 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172314: Japan: Mount Fuji from the snowy shore of Lake Yamanaka, Yamanashhi Prefecture, c.1910, Enami Nobukuni (1859-1929) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172317: Japan: A view of Mount Fuji, c.1895 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172318: Japan: Man looking into the crater of Mount Asama, Gunma and Nagano Prefectures, c.1895, Enami Nobukuni (1859-1929) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172319: Japan: An itinerant charcoal seller, c.1895 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172349: Japan: Young boys making barrels and wash tubs, c.1895 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172356: Japan: Two maiko or trainee geisha resting on the veranda of a rustic pavilion, c.1900, Enami Nobukuni (1859-1929) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172357: Japan: A family group sampling tea in a tea shop, c.1910, Enami Nobukuni (1859-1929) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172358: Syria: The Treasury Dome and central courtyard, Umayyad Mosque, Damascus / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172361: Syria: Minaret of the Bride and the central courtyard, Umayyad Mosque, Damascus / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172362: Syria: Minaret of Jesus, Umayyad Mosque, Damascus / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172367: Thailand: Thai Hua Building (now a museum), Krabi Road, Phuket Town, Phuket / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172370: Thailand: Thai Hua Building (now a museum), Krabi Road, Phuket Town, Phuket / Bridgeman Images