Thesiger Collection

Distant view of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding along the side of a dune in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al...

View of trees growing in walled gardens in the town of Al Hofuf in Al Hasa Oasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of four members of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding camels in the Ramlat as Sahmah. In the background two large qaid dunes sit along the far horizon.Due to the nature...

View of four children standing in front of a large stone building in the village of Ash Shaykh, below Jabal Harfa. The building is three storeys tall and it has...

View of a forest in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana' in the Al Hijar mountains. In the distance the forest continues across the far hillside.Due...

Half length standing portrait of an Arab man in Dubai. A bearded middle aged man stands in front of a building in Dubai. He wears a striped waistcoat and an...

View of water sellers unloading imported water from a dhow (sailboat) at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground boys and men stand in the tide beside a dhow,...

View of a Bedouin man milking a camel in the Wadi Hawshi. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding camels across a sand flat in the Ramlat as Sahmah. A large dune fills the background. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding camels through the Jiddat al Harasis during the party's journey from Boi well to Yisub well. Due to the nature of these images,...

Half length portrait of a tribesman of the Sahul Bedouin at the Ar Rumhiya wells near Ar Riyadh. The man is sitting on the ground, holding his arms clasped around...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis. Two members...

Portrait of Musallim bin Anauf, the son of Salim bin Turkia. Musallim bin Anauf, a member of the Bayt Gidad lineage of Bayt Kathir Bedouin, sits on the ground facing...

Portrait of Said bin Kabina, Salim bin Kabina's younger brother, at Al Muqarqar spring in the Wadi Kidyut.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Portrait of a Bedouin man, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the lower Wadi 'Aydim.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of a young Arab boy threshing grain with two harnessed camels in the countryside surrounding Seiyun. The camels are dragging weights across the crop, which is laid out on...

Portrait of Muhammad bin Shuas, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides, riding a camel in the Wadi Mitan. Muhammad bin Shuas, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid...

Profile portrait of a boy of the Qara tribe kneeling in sand in the Wadi Darbat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of sailors changing the sail on a dhow (sailboat) travelling through the Persian Gulf from Dubai to Bahrain Island. A number of sailors work on deck around a large...

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions at a fort in Al Ain / Al Buraimi oasis. On the right a Bedouin man (possibly Musallim bin Al Kamam, a...