Thesiger Collection

View of two Arab boys at a sunken garden in the Wadi Fatimah near Mecca.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

Three-quarter length portrait of a Bedouin boy from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Half length portrait of an Arab man standing in front of an entranceway at the harbour in Kuwait City. The man is likely a fresh water seller. At this time...

Buildings and a minaret at Seiyun.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...

Portrait of a boy at Seiyun.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...

View of a group of Arab men racing camels near Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. In the foreground a line of car tracks crosses the near ground. Behind a...

View of men with a camel at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'. In the central foreground three Arab men sit on the ground below a camel...

Seated portrait of Mahalhal bin 'Ati, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides, eating a meal during the party's journey from Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat to Furai well. Mahalhal bin 'Ati, a...

Standing half length portrait of Muhammad bin Al Jabari, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin guides, in the Wadi al 'Ayn. Muhammad bin Al Jabari, a tribesman of the Awamir Bedouin,...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding a camel through the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands....

Standing full length portrait of an Arab boy holding two rifles at a well near the town of Qalat Bishah. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well south-west of the Al Ain, during the party's journey from Al Ain to Liwa oasis. On the left...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through sand dunes in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq, near the Dhahir mountains north of Al Ain. The party is travelling from...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands. Due to the nature of...

Half length semi-profile portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, sitting in camp north of Al Ain during the party's journey from Al Ain to Ramlat...

Half length profile portrait of a young Arab man in the coastal town of Al Birk. The man is standing in front of a wall, facing towards the right. He...

View of rolling sand dunes in Al Batin sands region of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) between Al Dhafra sands and Liwa oasis. A large bush grows from the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting at a falaj (irrigation channel) at the southern end of Jabal Hafit, near Al Qabil. A number of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions gather with...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party riding through a wadi on the northern side of Jabal Qara. In the foreground a man on a camel rides across a barren plain criss-crossed...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party in Al Humrah sands during their journey to Umm az Zumul. In the foreground a large abal (Calligonum comosum) grows in the sand. In the...