RBT2914797: Reichstag, Berlin, Germany, 2016 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

RBT2914804: Historischer Hafen, Berlin, Germany, 2015 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

RBT2914808: Messegelande, Berlin, Germany, 2015 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MES2915115: Saint, Church of St Francis, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy (photo) / Bridgeman Images

XOS2962913: President Menocal of Cuba, c.1915 / Bridgeman Images

ERM2963266: Scrimshaw, Sperm Whale Tooth (ivory) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965812: Thailand: A boat in the bay at Ao Wok Tum, Ko Phangan (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965830: China: Tian Chi (Heaven Lake) in the Tian Shan (Heavenly Mountains), Xinjiang Province (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965885: China: Crafting a highly decorative traditional hand-made knife in a small workshop in Yengisar, Xinjiang Province (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965902: Burma / Myanmar: Padaung (Long Neck Karen) women at a market in Pekon, Taunggyi District, Shan State, c. 1922 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965877: Vietnam: The entrance to one of Hoi An's many art galleries (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965880: Vietnam: A quiet corner on the Thu Bon River, Hoi An (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965883: China: Crafting a highly decorative traditional hand-made knife in a small workshop in Yengisar, Xinjiang Province (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965892: China: Decorative traditional hand-made knives for sale in a small workshop in Yengisar, Xinjiang Province (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965912: China: A statue to the two Uighur lovers, Princess Tzuhola and her lover, the shepherd Tayir near the Tiemenguan (The Iron Gate Pass), the ancient strategic strongpoint controlling the Silk Road near Korla, Xinjiang Province (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965918: China: The narrow artery that forced all travellers into the Tiemenguan (The Iron Gate Pass), the ancient strategic strongpoint controlling the Silk Road near Korla, Xinjiang Province (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965927: Burma / Myanmar: Shrines and smaller stupas in front of the great Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon (Rangoon) (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965940: Burma / Myanmar: Burmese students await the sunset at the Sutaungpyei Pagoda at the summit of Mandalay Hill, Mandalay (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965952: Burma / Myanmar: Ywama, a stilted village at the western edge of Inle Lake, Shan State (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965973: Burma / Myanmar: A betel leaf merchant collecting leaves for the market from betel leaf plantation near Inle Lake, Shan State (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965990: Burma / Myanmar: Boats at the Thaung Tho Pagoda and Market at the southwestern end of Inle Lake, Shan State (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966045: Sri Lanka: A dancer on a pillar at the top of the stone staircase at Yapahuwa, an ancient rock fortress in Sri Lanka's North Western Province (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966051: China: A new pleasure boat under construction on the edge of Tian Chi (Heaven Lake) in the Tian Shan (Heavenly Mountains), Xinjiang Province (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966083: Tanzania / Zanzibar: Two Swahili women wearing kanga wrap-around cotton dress, Dar es Salaam, 1910 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966146: Vietnam: A side altar with coils of incense in the Assembly Hall of the Cantonese Chinese Congregation (Quang Trieu), Hoi An (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966181: Vietnam: The historic merchant town of Hoi An across the Thu Bon River (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966293: Sri Lanka: Buddha image at the 12th century Hatadage (relic shrine), Polonnaruwa (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965954: Burma / Myanmar: The floating gardens of Inle Lake, Shan State (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965963: Burma / Myanmar: A field of stupas at the Ywama Paya temple complex, Ywama, Inle lake, Shan State (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2965975: Burma / Myanmar: A betel leaf merchant collecting leaves for the market from betel leaf plantation near Inle Lake, Shan State (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966024: Thailand: Performers at the Khao Phanom Rung Festival, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Phanom Rung Stone Castle), Buriram Province, northeast Thailand (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966068: Tanzania / Zanzibar: Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (r. 1902-1911) as the crown prince c. 1895 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966167: Japan: An Ainu elder, Hokkaido, early 20th century (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966229: Laos: The 16th century black stupa at Wat Phra Mahathat, Luang Prabang (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PFH2966266: Sri Lanka: An elaborately decorated column at the 11th century Atadage (relic shrine), Polonnaruwa (photo) / Bridgeman Images

JEF2972996: A drawing room in 1830 at the Geffrye Museum (photo) / Bridgeman Images