Thesiger Collection

View of a man standing next to the stern of a baghla on the shore of Dubai Creek. A man in a white thobe (long shirt) and ghutra (headscarf) stands...

Seated group portrait of seven men, retainers of Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, kneeling on the ground outside Qasr Al Hosn fort. The seven retainers kneel in a line...

View of dhows (sailboats) moored alongside the Shindagha district in Dubai Creek. In the foreground a few pieces of cloth and rope hang from the yard of a moored dhow...

Houses in Jeddah. They have several storeys, and some have balconies. In front of some windows are wooden screens.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of the skyline of Jeddah.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...

The harbour at Al Mukalla. Dhows on the water. The town can be seen in the background. Mountains rising behind.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi's fort in the town of Ras Al Khaimah. On the left one corner of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi's fort sits...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes near Umm az Zumul well. In the left distance three of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions lead a line of camels down a...

View of a child playing in a street lined with tall buildings in the city of Jeddah. In the background two men sit beneath a large shade canopy covering the...

Seated portrait of an Arab man of the Al Bu Shams in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. An old man with a curly grey beard sits with a striped...

Portrait of a herds boy of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin in Dhofar.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp beneath tall trees during the party's journey from the Wadi al 'Ayn to the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the distance the party's camels...

View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek. An empty rooftop topped with a palm frond shade canopy sits in the foreground along Dubai Creek....

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through sands north of Al Ain oasis during their journey from Al Ain to Ramlat Unayq. In the foreground two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling...

Seated close up portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin with a thick dark beard sits...

View of two small boats beached on Shindagha beach in Dubai. In foreground a domed fishing trap sits in the sand on the far left. In the central foreground a...

View of a city square in the city of Jeddah or At Taif. In the foreground a few goats stand near a cafe in a square. Further behind large multi-storey...

Three-quarter length portrait of two men, retainers of Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan, standing in front of a cannon outside Qasr Al Hosn fort in Abu Dhabi. Both men...

View of a tree and a well outside a fort in the Al Ain / Buraimi oasis. In the foreground a large tree grows beside a well in the midst...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through sands north of Al Ain oasis during their journey from Al Ain to Ramlat Unayq. A large dry bush grows out of sand...