Thesiger Collection

Portrait of a boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in Dhofar.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

View of dunes and a vast sand flat in the 'Uruq ash Shaybah region of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali).Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Seated portrait of two Qara tribesmen in Wadi Nihiz in the Jabal Qara mountains. In the foreground two men holding rifles sit in a field of long grass. Due to...

View of people and camels walking beside tall date palms near the village of Al Birk. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of desert landscape in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain / Al Buraimi oasis. In the near distance tufts of vegetation and tall trees grow on a flat...

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party near Shisr well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of a vast barren gravel plain in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban. In the far distance high mountains rise along the...

View of the back of the Sheikh Saad tombs at Mudayy. A tomb with a bell-shaped roof covered in plaster sits in the foreground. Its walls are made from large...

Portrait of two boys near Abha.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the...

Group portrait of Mahra Bedouin taken in the region between Wadi Khawat and Wadi Shu'ayt.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

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

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing on a sand dune in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the distance scattered dots of vegetation grow amongst...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting beside a tree in the Wadi Hali. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of sailors hoisting the main sail on a dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf near Dubai. In the foreground a lifeboat filled with sails and rigging sits on the...

Portrait of a young boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin at a well in the region between the city of Shibam and the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of...

View of a rocky plain in the Wadi 'Itwad with mountains rising in the background. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party camping in the sands during their journey from Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat to Furai well. In the near distance a few of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking beside a field in the region between the town of Ad Dhafir and Jabal Baydan. The men are walking with their donkeys along...

View of an abra (ferry boat) preparing to dock at the side of Dubai Creek. In the right foreground an abra (ferry) loaded with passengers rows towards the creek side....

View of two camels standing in front of a wooden shelter attached to the side of a stone building in the village of Thurayban. Due to the nature of these...