PFH1179515: China: Shanghai's Da Shijie or Great World entertainment centre in the 1930s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179522: China: Man and horse on a windy day. Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179431: Iran: Miniature of a tavern scene from a divan of Hafez e-Shirazi. Safavid, 16th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179237: China: German propaganda card from the Boxer Rebellion showing the combined allied fleet crushing imperial China, c. 1900 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179396: Turkey: The western hemisphere within a compass windrose. From a 17th century Ottoman Navigation Guide by Piri Reis (c. 1470-1555) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179474: Malaysia / Singapore: A Peranakan bride poses beside a mirror, Penang, c. 1925 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179559: Iran / Persia: A garden party with wine and music. Safavid, 16th-17th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179760: China: Pagoda, Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179764: China: Roof detail, Kaiyuan Temple, Quanzhou, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179578: Japan: Detail of a byobu screen painting of namban (or nanban) 'Southern Barbarians' by Kano Naizen (1570-1616) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179584: Japan: Detail of a byobu screen painting of namban (or nanban) 'Southern Barbarians' by Kano Naizen (1570-1616) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179674: China: Zhenchang Lou Hakka Tower near Hukeng, Yongding County, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179705: China: The bridge leading to Rusheng Lou (right), a small Hakka Tower near Hukeng, Yongding County, Fujian Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179931: Iran / Persia: Suhrab, son of Rustam, discovers he has been fighting with Gurdafarid when he rips her helmet off and discovers she is a woman. Illustration from an early 14th century Shahnameh, Isfahan / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178069: Philippines: Kalesa (horse-drawn carriage), Intramuros, Manila / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178126: Thailand: Fish farmer and blowfish, Ko Klang, near Krabi Town, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178193: China: Battle scene, Zunyi Conference Hall Revolutionary Museum, Zunyi, Guizhou Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178285: Thailand: One of the park's many emerald pools, Than Bokkharani National Park, Krabi Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1178478: Burma / Myanmar: The South Gate of Mandalay Fort and surrounding moat, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179437: Iran / Persia: 'Rustam Rescuing Bizhan from the Well'. Miniature painting from a divan of Hafez Shirazi, Safavid, 17th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1179852: China: Uighur carpet weavers, carpet factory, Khotan, Xinjiang / Bridgeman Images

MEP2386486: Gilda Giuliani with a pencil on her chin / Bridgeman Images

MEP2387840: Chapter Two by Robert Moore, 1979 / Bridgeman Images

MEP2388094: Raymond Burr holding a Telegatto prize / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175737: Iraq / Italy: Chestnuts (Castanee). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175500: Vietnam: Advertisment for L. Sarreau Pharmacy, Saigon c. 1940s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175590: Cambodia: The Central Post Office with portaits of ex-King Sihanouk and his wife Queen Monique, Phnom Penh / Bridgeman Images

MEP2386975: Goffredo Alessandrini with his wife Anna Magnani on the set of a movie / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175802: Iraq / Italy: Barley Soup (Savich). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176212: Vietnam: Aubergines and chillis in a Vietnamese market / Bridgeman Images

MEP2387762: Alberto Angela leaning on a globe / Bridgeman Images

MEP2388657: Cristina D'Avena singing at Zecchino d'Oro / Bridgeman Images

MEP2389499: Stefania Sandrelli poses wearing leather grey jacket and balck pants / Bridgeman Images

MEP2389484: Arnaldo Pomodoro in the garden leant against one of his artworks / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176317: China: Naxi characters on a door, Old Town, Lijiang, Yunnan Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176240: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Tarutao, To-Bu (Toe-Boo) Cliff area, kayakers / Bridgeman Images