Thesiger Collection

View of a square watchtower erected alongside farmers' fields in the region between the Tamniyah mountains and Al 'Abis village.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of a thoroughbred Omani camel in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A saddled thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is couched in...

View of desert landscape in the Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, taken during Wilfred Thesiger's journey towards Al Humrah sands. In the foreground a few tufts of qassis...

Portrait of boy riding a camel in the Al Qatan region, west of Shibam.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of three men from Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting at 'Ayn al Hasy well. The man at the far left is Sadr, one of two Sa'ar Bedouin tribesmen who...

Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping at Kismim Pass in the Jabal Qara mountains.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

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

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...

View of Mahra Bedouin watering their camels at Habarut wells. One man is holding a bowl, and a camel is drinking from it. On the left a man is pouring...

Portrait of a toddler standing with three older Wahiba Bedouin boys at Buraymah well in the Wadi Halfayn. The boys stand around a mud trough. Behind them camels, donkeys and...

Landscape in Humum country east of Al Mukalla in the region of Wadi Madi.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Mountain landscape in the region above Wadi Kidyut, west of Sarif wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of desert landscape in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. A high dune rippled by small waves of secondary dunes sits in the foreground. In the distance beyond ridges of...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in or near Ghayl bin Yumayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well during their journey from Jabal Sumeini to Sharjah. A lone camel stands on the left, looking at a group of men...

Portrait of a man mounted on a camel near Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. An Arab man sits astride his camel, saddled with a few blankets, in a vast...

View of tower houses in the Tamniyah mountains in Shahran tribal territory. In the near distance sit a number of tall square houses with small windows and slate tiles protruding...

Group portrait of three men standing in a crowd at the Suq al Khamis [Thursday market] in the town of Najran.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of a boy of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin at Manwakh well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of camels belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's party watering at a falaj (irrigation channel) at the southern end of Jabal Hafit, near Al Qabil. A line of camels are couched...