PFH1178494: Thailand: Ao Maya (Maya Bay) made famous by the Hollywood film 'The Beach' starring Leonardo di Caprio, Ko Phi Phi Leh, Ko Phi Phi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178480: Burma / Myanmar: Burmese army propaganda next to the South Gate of Mandalay Fort and moat, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178493: Thailand: Boats at anchor in Tonsai Bay, Tonsai Village (Ban Ton Sai), Ko Phi Phi Don, Ko Phi Phi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178506: Vietnam: Filling beer glasses at a bia hoi ('fresh beer') pavement bar, Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178237: Iraq: Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan, better known in Medieval Europe as Geber, chemist, alchemist, astronomer and polymath (722 - c. 804 CE) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178258: Thailand: Buddhas in cloisters around the main chedi, Wat Phra Mahathat, Nakhon Sri Thammarat / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178273: Thailand: Buddhist cave shrine in the Than Bokkharani National Park, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178281: Thailand: One of the park's many emerald pools, Than Bokkharani National Park, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178290: Thailand: Limestone outcrops and mangroves in Than Bokkharani National Park, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178320: Thailand: Hat Khlong Muang, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178343: Thailand: Mangroves at Hat Rai Leh East bay, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178348: Thailand: Mangroves at Hat Rai Leh East bay, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178358: Thailand: Rock climbing at Hat Rai Leh East, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178362: Thailand: Rock climbing at Hat Rai Leh East, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178382: Thailand: Limestone karst outcrops tower above Hat Tham Phra Nang beach, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178384: Thailand, Krabi Coast, Hat Tham Phra Nang / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178398: Thailand: View from Tham Phi Hua To cave (also known as Tham Hua Kalok), Than Bokkharani National Park, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178416: Thailand: Tha Pom swamp and forest, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178428: Thailand: Sra Morakot (Emerald Pool), Tung Tieo Forest Trail, Khao Pra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178439: Thailand: Blue Pool, Tung Tieo Forest Trail, Khao Pra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178450: Thailand: Stilted fishermen's houses at Ban Laem Kruat, ferry point for the islands of Ko Si Boya and Ko Jam, Krabi Coast / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178479: Burma / Myanmar: Burmese army propaganda next to the South Gate of Mandalay Fort and moat, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178488: Thailand: Boats at anchor in Tonsai Bay, Tonsai Village (Ban Ton Sai), Ko Phi Phi Don, Ko Phi Phi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178505: Vietnam: Musicians in a traditional Vietnamese orchestra at Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178515: China: Cable car, Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Hunan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177970: Thailand: Ho trai (library), Wat Saen Fang, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1177986: Thailand: Buddha in the smaller, older viharn at Wat Buppharam, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178042: Philippines: A guard of honour at a wedding in San Agustin (St. Augustine) Church, Intramuros, Manila / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178129: Thailand: Tour boats, Hat Noppharat Thara, Krabi Coast, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178157: Iran / Persia: Mohammad Mosaddegh or Mosaddeq (16 June 1882 - 5 March 1967), Prime Minister of Iran from 1951-1953, in retirement after being overthrown in the 1953 coup / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178068: Philippines: Kalesa (horse-drawn carriage), Intramuros, Manila / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184830: Thailand: Buddha image in viharn, Wat Yang Luang, Mae Chaem, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184859: Thailand: View across Chiang Mai's old city looking east, the ruined chedi of Wat Chedi Luang rises in the centre, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184863: Thailand: Traditional Thai dancers at the Inthakin or Lak Mueang Festival, Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184901: Japan: Courtesan Hanaogi of Ogiya. Hosoda Eisho, fl. 1780-1800 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1184913: Indonesia: 'Figure of the Five Islands Where Grow the Cloves, and of Their Tree'. The Molucca Islands according to Antonio Pigafetta, 1521 / Bridgeman Images