Thesiger Collection

Portrait of three of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing companions on the deck of a sailboat (dhow) in the Abu Dhabi islands. Two men sit at the stern of a sailboat. The...

View of a herd of cattle standing in a pool in the Wadi Darbat. Reeds grow on the edge of the pool. In the background a hill rises. Due to...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes in Al Humrah sands during their journey to Umm az Zumul. In the right distance two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions lead...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Uruq al Awarik sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of a boy of the Bayt Zabnawt lineage of Mahra Bedouin at Habarut [Habrut] wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Portrait of an elderly man of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin at Manwakh well. He is sitting on the ground, wearing a dagger in a scabbard at his...

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...

Two men in Wilfred Thesiger's camp.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 member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Dhafra sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Dhibi well to Al Batin...

Portrait of an Arab falconer, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, with a falcon and a camel at a well in Al Khatam sands near...

Wilfred Thesiger's party in the Wadi Madi on the journey to Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels at a well during the party's journey from Jabal Buwaydah to the town of Al Qabil. Due to the nature of these images,...

Portrait of a man of the Bayt Khawar Bedouin at Habarut [Habrut] wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of locals at a water reservoir in the Al Hasa Oasis. In the foreground a woman stands with her child while a man waters a donkey. In the background...

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

The well at Umm al Khashab. Leather buckets hang from a beam across it. Some men and cattle are around the well. One man is carrying a waterskin.Due to the...

View of two square stone buildings built into a rock escarpment in the Bani Malik Mountains near the Yemen border.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of a boy of the Khawlan Bedouin at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa. He is wearing a hat made from palm fronds.Due to the nature of these images,...

Group portrait of a three older boys at Ad Darb well. In the foreground three boys stand facing forward in a line. The boy on the left wears a long...

View of rooftops and rooftop shelters in the city of Abha. In the foreground two square rooms with small windows sit atop a roof on a building. The structures are...