PFH1176140: Spain / Al-Andalus: An ivory chest with carved Arabesques, engraved silver and an inscription in Arabic. Islamic Spain, Cordoba, 966 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176150: Turkey: Selim II Sarkhosh Hashoink, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176175: Thailand: Snorkellers, Island 5, Similan Islands / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176190: Germany: Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1398 - February 3, 1468) the printer and publisher who introduced the first European printing press / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176205: Thailand: Ko Miang (Island 4), Similan Islands / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176211: Vietnam: Fruit and vegetable vendors in a Vietnamese market / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176214: Thailand: Snorkelling near Elephant Head Rock, Similan Islands / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176215: Thailand: Snorkelling near Elephant Head Rock, Similan Islands / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176216: Thailand: Similan Island (Island 8), Donald Duck Bay, Sail Rock, Similan Islands / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176223: Thailand: Similan Islands, Similan Island (Island 8) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176265: Iran / Persia: A dragon from Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī, 'Ajā'ib al-makhlo / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176290: Thailand: Hat Mai Khao (Mai Khao Beach), Phuket / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176294: Thailand: Mural scene from the Buddhist Jataka tales on the front of the viharn at Wat Si Khun Mueang, Chiang Khan, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176299: Thailand: Ban Nong Bong Cold Climate Flowers Market, Phu Ruea, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176304: Thailand: The raised Hor Trai or scripture library at Wat Si Pho Chai Na Phung, Na Haeo District, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176309: China: Dongba (Naxi) pictographic script found throughout Lijiang's old town on house walls, Lijiang, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176310: China: Dongba (Naxi) pictographic script adorns a house in the Old Town, Lijiang, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176312: China: Dongba (Naxi) pictographic script adorns a house in the Old Town, Lijiang, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175679: Vietnam: Women of the anti-French colonial resistance captured at Yen The, 1886 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175681: Vietnam / Switzerland: Alexandre John Emile Yersin (1863-1943) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175685: Vietnam: Chinese PLA gunner in tank, occupied Cao Bang, Third Indochina War, 1979 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175696: Vietnam: Huynh Tan Phat, President of the National Liberation Front (NLF or 'Viet Cong', talking to journalists at Cu Chi, 1962 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175698: Vietnam: NLF (Viet Cong) porters taking supplies to the front near Saigon by bicycle, 1972 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175706: Vietnam: Truong Chinh (1907-1988), Nationalist and Communist ideologue / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175734: Iraq / Italy: Dill (Aneti). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175735: Iraq / Italy: Warm Water (Aqua Calida). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175742: Iraq / Italy: Watermelons and Cucumbers (Cucumeres et Cetruli). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175747: Iraq / Italy: Winter (Hyemps). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175751: Iraq / Italy: Millet (Milium). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175752: Iraq / Italy: Turnips (Napones). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175758: Vietnam: Ho Hoan Kiem Lake's famous turtle portrayed on a wall at Den Ngoc Son or Jade Mountain Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175778: Thailand: Ko Miang (Island 4), Similan Islands / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175783: Thailand: Similan Island (Island 8), Donald Duck Bay, Similan Islands / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175784: Thailand: Similan Island (Island 8), Donald Duck Bay, Similan Islands / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175785: Thailand: Similan Island (Island 8), Similan Islands / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175795: Thailand: Similan Islands, Bangu Island (Island 9) / Bridgeman Images