PFH1181328: Germany: The Whore of Babylon, Revelation 17:1-18. Illuminated miniature from the Ottheinrich Bible / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181360: Germany: The Third Horseman. From the Bamberg Apocalypse, 1000-1200 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1181377: Spain: The Lord in the Clouds. From the Beatus of Rioja or Urgell Beatus, c. 975 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1189538: Israel / Palestine: Palestinian refugees driven from their homes by Israeli forces shelter at Fawwar, near Al-Khalil / Hebron, 1948, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1189694: Russia: 'Books for Soldiers'. Russian World War I propaganda poster, 1916 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1189736: China / Germany / Japan: 'The Japanese Second Squadron blockade of Kiaochow Bay'. Anglo-Japanese capture of the German-occupied Port of Tsingtao (Qingdao) in 1914 during World War I. Tokyo: Shobido & Co., 1915 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1190289: Iris or styled 'Iris Bulbosa Anglicana'. Basilius Besler, Hortus Eystettenis, 1613 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178695: Burma / Myanmar: A sea of pagodas at Sagaing, the Ava Bridge across the river Irrawaddy / Ayeyarwady in the distance / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178726: Malaysia: Chung Keng Quee (1821-1901), Kapitan Cina, founder and administrator of Taiping in peninsular Malaya, wearing Qing Dynasty mandarin robes / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169251: Thailand: Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chakri Borommanat Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke - generally shortened to King Rama I - founds the current ruling Chakri Dynasty in Bangkok, April 6, 1782. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1173603: Vietnam: A mother pig and her litter - traditional woodblock painting from Dong Ho village, Bac Ninh Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180011: India: A street scene in Cochin (Kochi) , Kerala, c. 1910 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1173779: Vietnam: Vietnam Peoples' Air Force MIG17 pilots examining film of a dogfight with USAF planes, Hanoi, c. 1966 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1173797: Vietnam: French Foreign Legion sniper during the Siege of Tuyen Quang, November 1884 to March 1885 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180163: Yemen: An early South Arabian petroglyph, c. 200 BCE - 50 BCE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180215: China / Inner Mongolia: A traditional Mongol archer in the Inner Mongolian grasslands, c. 1940. Front view, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180279: Yemen: Sultan Saleh ibn Ghalib al Quaiti, Kathiri State, Hadramawt, c. 1930 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171633: China: 'Celestial Plate' showing stellar constellations. Dome mural in the tomb of Zhang Kuangzheng, Xuanhua, Hebei, Liao Dynasty (1093-1117). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171638: China: Door Guardian of Khitan nationality. Mural in the tomb of Zhang Wenzao, Xuanhua, Hebei, Liao Dynasty (1093-1117). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171659: China: Preparing for a religious ceremony in a mural in the tomb of Zhang Gongyou, Xuanhua, Hebei, Liao Dynasty (1093-1117). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1171670: China: Women preparing tea in a mural in the tomb of Han Shixun, Xuanhua, Hebei, Liao Dynasty (1093-1117). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170006: China: Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). Japanese artillery in north China, 1938. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170023: USA: Anna May Wong, Chinese-American movie star (1905-1961). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170027: USA: Anna May Wong, Chinese-American movie star (1905-1961). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170079: India: Twin miniature paintings of courtiers from the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r.1605-1627). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170226: China: Shanghai - Rue du Consulat and the Quai de France in 1915. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1167245: Vietnam: A 1930 photograph of a Vietnamese nun in Cantho, Cochinchina. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1180919: Vietnam: Communist propaganda poster - 'Ho Chi Minh - 50 Years of Independence (1945-1995')' / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174439: USA / Japan: USAF F4U and F6F planes fly in formation over the USS Missouri and elements of the US fleet in Tokyo Bay during the Japanese surrender ceremonies, September 2, 1945 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174477: Burma: Village elders discuss local matters, c.1892-96. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174480: Russia: A man and a woman of Kamchatka, 1844 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174588: China / Tibet: Thangka of dancing Dakini, 20th century, Unknown Artist, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174612: China: Shanghai's Waibaidu Bridge, located at the junction of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek, c.1930s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174645: China: A rickshaw puller beside a rosewood furniture store, Nanshi, Shanghai, 1920s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170282: Burma/ Myanmar: Bitagat Taik library in Bagan, Upper Burma, c.1920s. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1170311: Burma/ Myanmar: The Mahabodhi temple overlooks a backstreet in Bagan, c.1920s. / Bridgeman Images