Thesiger Collection

Close view of dhows moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. Two small dhows sit alongside a moored boom, a type of large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait,...

Portrait of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party cooking in camp during their journey from Al Ain to Liwa, likely in the region of Al Humrah sands. Three men...

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...

Houses in Jeddah. Balconies with carved wooden screens in front of the windows.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

Seated portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin at a Manasir encampment in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An older man with a long bushy grey beard...

Portrait of a young Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and a man in Al Muwaiji near Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. In the foreground a man and a...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding a camel through the Wadi Sayfam. In the foreground a Bedouin man rides a camel beside a large tree growing...

View of beached dhows (sailboats) and a dhow sailing in Dubai Creek. In the foreground the bow of a beached dhow sits on the shore. In the distance beyond a...

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 an abra (ferry boat) launch at Dubai Creek. Across an expanse of flat water buildings with one and two storey wind towers (barjeel) sit along the far side...

View of people walking down a crowded street in Kuwait City. Single storey buildings line both sides of the street.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of locals from the 'Amara tribe at the Suq ath Thulutha market. In the foreground donkey drinks from a trough at an open air market. A line of shops...

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions standing in front of Al Jahili fort in Al Ain. In the foreground a man in a white thobe (ankle-length shirt) walks...

View of dhows (sailboats) moored in Dubai Creek. In the foreground a young man sits on the wooden skeleton of a scavenged dhow. In the creek behind large and small...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party riding through Al Khatam sands during their return journey to Al Ain. In the foreground two of Wilfred Thesiger's Rashid Bedouin companions sit on...

Portrait of a trained peregrine falcon and a thoroughbred Omani camel, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party at Boi well in the Jiddat al Harasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a young boy at a ruined adobe building near Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit]. In the left foreground the pillar of a ruined adobe building sits in the sand....

View of dhows (sailboats) moored in Dubai Creek. In the foreground ropes run over the creek to the bow of a large dhow moored on the right. In the left...

Portrait of Sulaiman bin Said, a Bedouin man, standing against the wall of a ruined fort in the cliffs above Andhur spring. The stone wall behind him is in a...