PFH1180025: UK / Germany: Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804 - 1865). Visited Chiang Mai 1859-60. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180033: Burma / Myanmar: An old cannon in King Mindon's Palace complex, Mandalay (reconstructed) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180036: Burma / Myanmar: The sun sets on the Setkyathiha Paya, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180052: Sri Lanka: Drift net fishermen, Wadduwa, Western Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180061: Sri Lanka: Kachchimalai Mosque, Beruwala, Western Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180066: Iraq: A Prince on a throne. Miniature from the 'Maqam' or 'Assembly' of Al-Hariri of Basra, 1335 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180084: China: Corridor ceiling decoration in the Hui Wang Fen (Tombs of the Hami Kings) complex, Hami (Kumul), Xinjiang Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180110: Syria: Entrance to the Great Colonnade, Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180129: Syria: Wall detail at the Temple of Bel, Palmyra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180144: Yemen: Dar al-Hajar, also known as 'The Rock Palace', former summer retreat of the Yemeni imams, Wadi Dhahr, near Sana'a / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180150: Yemen: Ancient South Arabian incense burner decorated with a bas-relief ibex, c. 200 BCE - 50 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180158: Yemen: Fragment from an inscription with Sabaean dedicatory inscription by a Sa'ad'il. Limestone, 1st century CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180165: Yemen: An inscribed stele from Qataban, Alabaster, 1st century CE. From Tamna', capital of the kingdom of Qataban / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180058: Sri Lanka: Kachchimalai Mosque, Beruwala, Western Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180185: Jordan: The Palace Tomb (left), the Corinthian Tomb (centre left), The Silk Tomb (centre right) and The Urn Tomb (right), Petra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180133: Syria: Hills overlooking modern Tadmur (Palmyra) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180209: Jordan: Arab horseman in the Siq (shaft) leading to the ancient city of Petra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180238: India: The Nizam Gate leading to the Dargah Sharif of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer, Rajasthan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180172: Russia: A Russian Orthodox icon of St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-streamer / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180284: Jordan: Roman columns in front of the modern town of Jerash / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180190: Jordan: Arab horsemen in front of The Urn Tomb, Petra / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180035: Burma / Myanmar: The sun sets on the Setkyathiha Paya, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180056: Sri Lanka: Fishing boats in the harbour at Beruwala, Western Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180062: Iraq: Abu Zayd asks to be taken on board ship. Miniature from the 'Maqam' or 'Assembly' of Al-Hariri of Basra, c. 1230 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179512: Iran / Persia: The constellation Perseus as depicted by al-Sufi (903-986) in a Safavid representation, c. 15th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179460: Iran / Persia: A reception with wine, poetry and music. Miniature from a Divan of Hafez Shirazi, Safavid, 16th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179491: China: Xu Lai, Shanghai-based Chinese film star, 1930s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179527: China: A puppet show draws an audience. Yuan Dynasty painting (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179613: Iran / Persia: A Mongol warrior galloping through mountains. Rashid al-Din, Jami al-Tawarikh, c. 1305 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179689: USA: Children at Commodore Stockton public school, San Francisco Chinatown, c. 1940. The school was segregated until the 1940s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179470: Uzbekistan: The sun sets on the domes of the Amir Alim Khan Madrassa, Bukhara / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179724: Thailand: Mosque carpet, Kreu Se Mosque, Pattani, southern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179543: Nepal: A Nepali painting of the great stupa at Swayambhunath Temple, Kathmandu. 18th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179716: Thailand: Decorated eaves and bargeboards on the ubosot (ordination hall) at Wat Mahawan, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179863: Egypt: Carpet sellers in Cairo, late 19th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179768: China: Buddhist monks, Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images