PFH1174305: Egypt: Relief depicting the incense and myrrh trees obtained by Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt, c. 1480 BCE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174309: Egypyt: Queen Hatshepsut's fleet sailing down the Red Sea to Bab al-Mandeb and the Land of Punt, c. 1480 BCE / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174311: World: Map of Trade Routes between Europe and Asia by Land and by Sea c. 100 CE, with the future location of Dubai on the Arab Gulf indicated / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174420: Kenya: Swahili hair stylist at work, Mombasa, Swahili Coast, c. 1910. Both women are wearing kanga, or printed cotton wrap-around skirts characteristic of the area / 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

PFH1174440: USA / Japan: Plaque on the USS Missouri commemorating the signing of the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, September 2, 1945 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174462: Burma: A picture depicting sunset over a pagoda on the coast of Burma, c.1892-96. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174466: Burma: Young Buddhist novices study inside a monastic school in a rural Burmese village, c.1892-96. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174470: Burma: A large Buddhist shelter (Burmese: 'kyaung') or resting place for monks, c.1892-96. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174474: Burma: An image of the Buddha entwined with vines, Thaton, Burma, c.1892-96. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174476: Burma: A Buddhist abbot (Burmese: 'sayadaw') recites precepts to devotees, c.1892-96. / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1174478: Burma: A high-ranking Burmese gentleman, followed by his family, leaves a Buddhist temple, c.1892-96. / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1174499: Burma: A Karen woman weaving, c.1892-96. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174500: Burma: Shan farmers with village in the background, c.1892-96. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174588: China / Tibet: Thangka of dancing Dakini, 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

PFH1174643: China: Incense and candles shop at the entrance to a narrow Shanghai lane, 1920s / Bridgeman Images

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

PFH1174650: China: Scene in a Shanghai film studio, 1920s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174697: Thailand: Yachts and speedboats at sunset, Tonsai (Ban Ton Sai), Ko Phi Phi Don, Ko Phi Phi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174706: India: Krishna dancing on a lotus blossom, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu. 1825 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174786: Vietnam / USA: President Johnson with US soldier, Cam Ranh Bay, former Republic of Vietnam, October 26, 1966 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174789: China / Tibet: Thangka painting of the vajrayogini Dorje Pakmo, consort of the deity Demchok / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174874: China: The Kaifeng synagogue based on a drawing by the Jesuit Père Jean Domange, 1722 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174876: China: The interior of the Kaifeng synagogue based on a drawing by the Jesuit Père Jean Domange, 1722 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174878: Russia: A Tatar family, 1844 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174899: Persia / Iran: Rustam kills Alkus with a lance, Firdausi, Shahnama, South Asia, c. 1450 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174957: China: Bai Guang (1921 - August 27, 1999) was a famous movie star and singer. By the 1940s, she had become one of China's 'seven great singing stars'. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174959: China: Li Lili (1915 - 2005) was a popular Shanghai-based Chinese film actress in the 1930s and 1940s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174961: China: Yu So Chow (Yu Suqiu) is a Chinese actress born in Beijing on July 9, 1930 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1174992: China: Cover of 'The Young Companion', Shanghai, 1930s / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172998: Thailand: General Prem Tinsulanonda (1920 - ), Prime Minister of Thailand 1980-1988 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1172999: Thailand: Anand Panyarachun (1932 -), Prime Minister of Thailand, March 2, 1991 - March 23, 1992; June 10, 1992 - September 22, 1992 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1173006: Thailand: Abhisit Vejjajiva (1964 - ), Prime Minister of Thailand 2008-2011 / Bridgeman Images