Thesiger Collection

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting beside a dune in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions unsaddle the party's camels beside a large...

View of terraced fields criss-crossing a sloping hillside near Sawda village. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Portrait of Bil Ghaith, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides at the settlement of Badr. Bil Ghaith, a teenaged boy from the Harb Bedouin tribe of the Wadi al Ahsabah,...

Side view of a kotia, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. In the central distance a kotia sits in choppy water, its bow pointing...

View of a Manasir Bedouin encampment near Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting camp in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the left foreground a young girl...

Full length standing portrait of the Mansab of Mashhad in the town of Mashhad. The town of Mashhad is located west of Shibam in the Al Qatan region.Due to the...

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

View of a group of farmers using a team of donkeys to thresh hay on a farm outside the city of Tarim. The donkeys are being driven over the hay,...

Portrait of a group of boys in Baydayn village in Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Portrait of a tribesman of the Utaybah Bedouin sitting on the sand at one of the Rumah wells. In the background a flock of sheep gathers behind him.Due to the...

View of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi's fort in the town of Ras Al Khaimah. In the right foreground a palm grows on a large sand flat. In the...

Group portrait of three men and three boys from one of the Qara tribes in the Jabal Qara mountains. A group of men and boys stand at the edge of...

View of long dune chains in the region between Jaladah plain and the Bani Ma'arid sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Due to the nature of these images,...

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, standing in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. In the left foreground a bare bush sticks out of the sand. In...

View of camels resting at low tide at Dubai Creek in the Shindagha district. In the near distance a large group of camels are couched in the sand. People walk...

View of a large herd of cattle gathered at Shehara cattle camp on the Jarbayb Plain. The cattle stand in the middle of the camp, which is made up of...

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

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions and Awamir Bedouin watering at a well near Al Ain, during Wilfred Thesiger's journey from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain. Many people stand by...

Side view of two kotias, large double masted dhows (sailboats) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. In the central distance a kotia sits in choppy water, its sails tied down,...