Thesiger Collection

Distant view of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party loading up their camels at Mughshin Oasis. Ghaf [Prosopis cineraria] trees grow in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of palm trees growing in 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...

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...

View of Wahiba Bedouin at Buraymah well in the Wadi Halfayn. In the foreground a large flock of goats and sheep crowd around a well. In the central background two...

Half 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...

Standing half length portrait of the Imam of Oman's representative at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet), near Al Qabil. The Imam of Oman's representative, who accompanied Wilfred...

View of a group of boys at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'. In the left foreground a large group of boys stand in the street beside...

View of the fields surrounding Abha from a city rooftop. A house made from adobe topped with parallel lines of raqf (slate) tiles sits in the right foreground. In the...

View of Bedouin men in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in the Jiddat al Harasis near Boi well. In the distance a few bushes grow in rolling sands. Due to...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing with a camel during the party's journey from Khawr bin 'Atarit well in the Ghanim Sands to the Ramlat al...

Full length standing portrait of two men in Al Ain/Buraimi oasis. Two Arab men stand in on sandy ground. The man on the left leans on his rifle, and the...

View of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in Al Batin sands. In the left foreground one of Wilfred Thesiger's Rashid Bedouin companions stands with two...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing beside a tree in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). Saddles, blankets and other items lie on the sand in...

Group portrait of three Bedouin boys from a camel caravan at Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Portrait of four Bedouin men from Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party saddling up camels in the Wadi Animrit.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age,...

Portrait of a man standing in a field in front of Baydayn village in Wadi Hali. The village fills the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of a large grove of date palms growing in the Wadi Andhur near Andhur spring. In the far background high rock cliffs run along the far side of the...

Portrait of a tribesman of the Rashid Bedouin at an encampment near Bir al Tawil in the Ramlat ar Rabbad. This man is the son of Muhammad, a sheikh of...

View of limestone cliffs on Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. Two walls of limestone meet in a ravine in the central foreground. The near cliffs are in shadow, while the...