PFH1168903: Thailand: The coronation of the King of Ubon Ratchathani in January 1867, as illustrated by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168923: Thailand: Chedi close to Wat Sri Iriyabot, Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168788: Laos: A French expedition camps at night by the banks of the Mekong River in 1867. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168858: China: Emperor Jiajing, 12th ruler of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1521-1567). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168901: Thailand/ Laos: An 1867 illustration by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte of the great whirlpool at Keng Kanien on the Mekong River near Khemarat, close to the present-day Thai-Lao border. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168406: Engke Khan, ruler of the Northern Yuan Dynasty (r.1389-1392). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168924: India: Queen's Bath, Hampi, Karnataka State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168471: Thailand: The crooked chedi at Wat Phra That Chom Kitti, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168493: Thailand: The Mekong River near Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168507: Thailand: Chinese boats on the Mekong River at Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168509: Thailand: The Mekong River at Sop Ruak (the heart of the Golden Triangle), Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168518: Thailand: Weaving, 19th century mural, Wat Phumin, Nan, North Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168530: Thailand: Wat Phra That Chang Kham, Nan, North Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168614: China: Qin Bangxian, Ye Jianying and Zhou Enlai in Xi'an after the Xi'an Incident (1936) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168633: China: Hua Guofeng (1921–2008), Premier of the People's Republic of China (1976-1980) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168666: Vietnam: Tomb of Emperor Dong Khanh, Hue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168694: Cambodia: Ta Prohm with its famous trees growing over the ruins, Angkor / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168710: Thailand: Vimanmek Mansion, Dusit Park, Bangkok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168718: China: A sketch of the town of Ta-lan in southern Yunnan Province, 1867. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168733: A French expedition and porters pass an inn as they negotiate the cliffs on the route from Tong-tchouen to Mong-kou in Yunnan Province in 1868. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168743: China: An ethnic Pa-Y village in Yunnan province, as sketched by Louis Delaporte in 1868. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168774: Laos: A 1867 drawing by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte of the Sekong River in Attapeu Province, southern Laos, near its confluence with the Mekong. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168789: Laos: A panoramic view of the mouth of the Ou River in Upper Laos, illustrated in 1867 by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168826: China: Emperor Xuande, 5th ruler of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1425-1435). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168852: China: Emperor Zhengde, 11th ruler of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1505-1521). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168875: China: Emperor Wanli, 14th ruler of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1572-1620). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168912: Laos: An 1867 drawing by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte of a Laotian raft full of merchandise negotiating rapids on the Mekong outside Luang Prabang. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168940: Laos/ Cambodia: A family with a water buffalo walk past a racing pirogue kept in a long shelter, illustrated by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte in either Cambodia or Laos, c. 1867. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168933: Burma/ Myanmar: Ethnic Lahu villagers in Muong Lim, Shan State, encountered by a French expedition in June 1867. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168943: Cambodia: Pirogue boat races on the Mekong River, illustrated by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte in 1866-68. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168970: Myanmar/ Laos: The porters of a French expedition make their way by foot from Chiang Saen (Siam) to Muong Lim (Shan State, Burma) in June 1867. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169080: India: A section of the Zenana Enclosure, Hampi, Karnataka State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169095: China: Han Xiangzi, one of the Daoist 'Eight Immortals'. He is said to be the nephew or grandson of Han Yu, a prominent statesman of Tang Court. Han Xiang studied Daoism under Lu Dongbin. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169114: China: The old accommodation used by generals and their families now show tableaux of life back in Ming Dynasty times, Jiayuguan Fort, Jiayuguan, Gansu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169116: China: Fuxing Lu, the old city's main street from the South Gate, Dali, Yunnan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169143: China: Fuxing Lu, the old city's main street from the South Gate, Dali, Yunnan / Bridgeman Images