PFH1177963: India / United Kingdom: Salman Rushdie (1947- ), novelist and writer / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178154: Iran / Persia: Official portrait of Mohammad Mosaddegh or Mosaddeq (16 June 1882 - 5 March 1967), Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 until being overthrown in a coup d'état in 1953 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179580: Japan: Detail of a byobu screen painting of namban (or nanban) 'Southern Barbarians' by Kano Naizen (1570-1616) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179381: India: Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi (Benares) c. 1950 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176683: Iran / Persia: Illustration from Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī, 'Ajā'ib al-makhlo / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175823: Libya: Tubu people of Qatrun, George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178978: Iran / Persia: Isfandiyar slays a Phoenix or Simurgh. From the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525-30 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175506: Bhutan: His Majesty Jigme Wangchuck, 2nd Druk GGyalpo or 'Dragon King' (r. 1926-1952) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179839: Iran/Persia: Rug-weaving woman with two young girls, Hamadan, c.1920 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179215: China: A Chinese spearman, First Opium War, 1839-1842 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177423: China: Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940), Educator, Reformist, Revolutionary thinker / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178166: China: Shanghai girl, 1925-c. 1940 (drawing), Sapajou (Georgii Sapojnikoff) (fl.1950s) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175037: China: A scene from the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) on the streets of Shenyang, August 1968 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177373: China: Guo Morou, Chinese author, historian, archaeologist and intellectual., Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176073: Thailand: Wat Klang Muang, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178325: Thailand: Stump-tailed macaques grooming each other on Khao Chong Krajok (Mirror Mountain), Prachuap Khiri Khan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176811: Thailand: Pier for Ko Muk (Muk Island) near Hat Yong Ling, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176064: Thailand: Wat Ton Kok, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178253: China: A man plays a sanxian in a park in Wuwei, Gansu Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177605: Thailand: The Phra Sangkajjayana statue (Laughing Buddha or Budai), Wat Matchimaphum, Trang Town, Trang Province, southern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176803: Thailand: Coastal forest and cliffs, Hat Chao Mai National Park, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177065: China: Ceremonial boat on the Li River from Fubo Shan (Wave-Subduing Hill), Guilin, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176860: China: Tourist dressed as Naxi hunter, Old Market Square (Sifang Jie), Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176582: Thailand: Small chedi, Wat Lai Hin, Lampang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175126: Thailand: Hat Khlong Muang, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1178383: Thailand: Junk in the bay at Hat Tham Phra Nang beach, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1176641: Thailand: Phi Ta Khon (Ghost Festival) masks, Dan Sai, Loei Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177180: China: Boats on the Li River at Yangshuo, near Guilin, Guangxi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177922: Thailand: Festival beauty, Chiang Mai Flower Festival Parade, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177502: Thailand: Koh Ngai Resort Pier, Ko Hai, Trang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175487: Vietnam: Guards at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177885: Philippines: Street sign, Mestizo District, Vigan, Ilocos Sur Province, Luzon Island / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175945: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Khai, Lover's Gate / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176171: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, longtail boats await visitors, Ko Lipe / Bridgeman Images