PFH2635256: Iraq: The Kurdish leader Sheikh Mahmud Barzani-Mahmud Barzanji (1878-1956), 14 August 1911 / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635266: USA: Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the United States (1901-1909), 1903, American Photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635363: China-Tibet: Seated bronze lama with prayer wheel, 18th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635387: Japan: Scene from a Daoist legend in which Zhang Liang (Japanese Choryo) rescues a slipper from the Wei River for Huangshi Kung (Japanese Kosekiko). Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868), c. 1825 / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635177: Germany: Rudolf Arndt (1835-1900), German psychiatrist known for his work on homeopathy and materia medica (body of collected medical knowledge), c. 1885 / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635185: Mali: 'A View of Timbuktu Looking West'. Rene Caillie (1799-1838), 'Travels Through Central Africa to Timbuctoo, and Across the Great Desert, to Morocco, Performed in the Years 1824-1828'. London, 1830, Caillie, Rene (1799-1838) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635200: Indonesia: Stone Buddha head from Borobudur Temple, Java. c. 850 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635253: Nepal: Sun setting over Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635274: Nepal: A carved wooden image on a torana (gateway) at the Kumari Bahal, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635291: Nepal: The Shveta Bhairav or White Bhairav, a manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva, on display during the festival of Indra Jatra, Kathmandu (1996) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635338: Nepal: Elaborate repoussé (repoussage) metalwork shows the Hindu god Ganesh at a shrine in the Kathmandu Valley / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635340: China: Bronze figurine of standing Guanyin (Avalokitesvara), c. 700 CE / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635356: Nepal: The sun sets on Durbar Square, Kathmandu (1996) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635372: Nepal: A wooden frieze showing marching soldiers at the Tilang Ghar (Glass House), the first private residence in Kathmandu to be permitted to have glazed windows in the 19th century (1996) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635391: Japan: The poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (fl. 680-710), a fan in hand, sitting on a balcony overlooking the sea. He is ranked as one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868), c. 1821 / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635394: Japan: Princess Kibi (died 729) on a balcony. She was the wife of Prince Nagaya no O (684-729). Betrayed by the Fujiwara clan, they were forced to commit suicide together with their children. Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868), c. 1821 / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635400: Nepal: Brick kilns on the outskirts of Kathmandu, with Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) on a hill in the background, Kathmandu Valley / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635425: Burma-Myanmar: Food offerings in front of the Shan-style Buddhas at the May Nigone Mon Monastery, Inle Lake / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635786: Nepal: A statue of King Bhupatindra Malla (r. 1696 - 1722) sits on top of a square stone pillar, Durbar Square, Bhaktapur (1997) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635802: Nepal: The Hindu Nyatapola Temple, Taumadhi Tol, Bhaktapur (1987) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635819: Nepal: A soldier guards the Golden Gate (Sun Dhoka) leading to the Taleju Temple within the Royal Palace complex while a woman pays homage to a deity, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley (1997) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635834: Nepal: The Hindu Bhairavnath Temple seen from the steps of the Nyatapola Temple, Taumadhi Tol, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley (1997) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635838: Nepal: A band of musicians in front of the Hindu Nyatapola Temple, Taumadhi Tol, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley (1997) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635864: China: 'Lao Zi' (Lao Tsu), Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) scholar and painter / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635873: China: 'Playing the 'qin' (a stringed musical instrument) for an Ox', Shi Tao (1642-1707), c. 1705 / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635883: China: 'Rain Over Chun Shan (Spring Mountain)'. Yuan Dynasty painter Gao Kegong (1248-1310) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635923: China: Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Dong Biwu, He Long, Guo Moruo, Xi Zhongxun, Fu Zuoyi and Bao Erhan at Beijing's Capital Airport, Lu Xiangyou (Mao Zedong's personal photographer), 1961, Lu Xiangyou (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635956: Scotland - UK: The Craig Retroazimuthal Projection or 'Mecca Projection' created by James Ireland Craig, 1909 / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635964: Nepal: The Pungamati Khola river running next to the 17th century Brahmayani Temple in Panauti, Kathmandu Valley (1995) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635999: Indonesia: A stone figure from the Hindu epic Ramayana at the entrance to the 19th century Pura Meduwe Karang Hindu temple, Kubutambahan, northern Bali / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635779: Egypt - Syria: Detail of a portrait of Saladin (Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, 1138-1193), Abu al-'Iz Ibn Isma'il ibn al-Razaz al-Jazari (1136–1206), 15th century. Although Al-Jazari was a contemporary of Saladin, the attribution remains disputed / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635814: Japan: Advertising poster for Shiseido Cosmetics, Ginza, Tokyo, 1925 / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635837: Nepal: Durbar Square with King Bhupatindra Malla sitting on top of his column (centre) looking towards the 55 Window Palace, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley (1987) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635922: China: Zhou Enlai with Song Qingling, Beijing, Lu Xiangyou (Mao Zedong's personal photographer), 1961, Lu Xiangyou (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635962: Israel - Palestine: A force of Israeli Palmach armoured cars in the Negev Desert, Arab-Israeli War, 1948, Kluger, Zoltan (1896-1977) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2635977: China: Official portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) by court photographer Yu Xunling, c. 1895, Yu Xunling (c.1880–1943) / Bridgeman Images