Thesiger Collection

View of a bush growing on a sand dune in the region between Jaladah plain and the Bani Ma'arid sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). In the distance...

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin taken at Furai well in the Sharqiyah Sands.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Full length portrait of a boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin standing in the Raydat as Say'ar. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party's camels grazing during the party's journey from Khawr bin 'Atarit well in the Ghanim Sands to the Ramlat al Ghafah.Due to the nature of these...

View of a woman of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin standing in front of her tent at Manwakh well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of mounds of rocks and boulders sitting on a vast dry plain in the area surrounding the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party camping under a tree west of the Hamrat ad Duru region. On the left one man walks towards a tall tree in the right foreground....

Full length group portrait of the Emir of Thurayban, his brother and three other men standing in a line in the village of Thurayban. Due to the nature of these...

View of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party riding camels in Al Khatam sands near Jebel Hafeet (Jabal Hafit). In the foreground dry bushes grow scattered across softly...

Salim bin Ghabaisha standing beside a group of boys sitting on the ground in the Jabal Qara mountains. Salim bin Ghabaisha, a young tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage of...

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...

Close up profile portrait of a camel, owned by Wilfred Thesiger in 1950, at a well in the plains below Hamrat ad Duru, during the party's journey from Masruq well...

Close up portrait of a tribesman of the Duru Bedouin near Al Hubi village. An older tribesman of the Duru Bedouin, with a trim beard and curly hair, sits facing...

Full length standing portrait of two men in front of Al Fahidi fort in the Bastakiya Quarter. Two men wearing waistcoats over their thobes (long shirts) and holding camel sticks...

A group of Manahil Bedouin at Fughmah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding through the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). Bushes and a few small trees grow in the sands surrounding them.Due to the nature of...

Buildings in the city of Seiyun. These are square buildings with several storeys, large windows and smaller openings in the walls. An open space in the foreground.Due to the nature...

Portrait of an older man of the Harasis Bedouin in the Jiddat al Harasis at Boi well. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of a high dune in Al Batin sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). At the right, two small bushes grow on the slope of a high dune...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through the As Saruq sands north of Liwa oasis during their journey to Abu Dhabi. The foreground is an expanse of wind-rippled sand dotted...