Thesiger Collection

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party making camp on a rocky plain during their journey from the Ramlat Unayq, north of Al Ain/Buraimi oasis, to Jabal Sumeini. In the foreground...

Half length portrait of Wilfred Thesiger in Arab dress outside of Al Muwaiji Fort in Al Ain. Wilfred Thesiger sits leaning against a mud wall with one arm resting on...

View of four children standing in front of a large stone building in the village of Ash Shaykh, below Jabal Harfa. The building is three storeys tall and it has...

View of a crowd of people at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. Behind the crowd large stone buildings, some in a state of ruin, fill the background.Due to...

Portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, on the gravel plains below Jabal Sumeini posing with a feral donkey shot by Wilfred Thesiger. Salim bin Ghabaisha,...

View of the city of Abha.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...

Portrait of a boy and two young men at the market in Abha. The two young men wear flowers in their hair.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Seated portrait of an Arab falconer, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, holding a peregrine falcon in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A young...

Portrait of a saker (hurr) falcon with its prey, a MacQueen's Bustard (houbara), in the sands surrounding Al Ain. A saker falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's...

Group portrait of Arab boys in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin), belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches on a carved...

The market at Abha with buildings in the background. In the foreground people with some goats.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

Portrait of four of Wilfred Thesiger's sailing companions sitting on the deck of a sailboat (dhow) in the Abu Dhabi islands. In the foreground, Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan,...

Profile portrait of a peregrine falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A peregrine falcon perches in...

Standing full length portrait of an Arab man, one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's falconers, holding a peregrine falcon in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A...

View of the city of Abha. Fields separated by rock walls stretch from the foreground to the near distance. On the far side of the fields adobe and stone buildings...

Group portrait of Arab teenaged boys and children in front of a stone wall in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of Mabkhaut bin Arbain and Salim bin Kabina, members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, preparing food in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. At the left Mabkhaut bin Arbain, a...

View of a members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party sitting on a sand dune in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq, near the Dhahir mountains north of Al Ain. The...

View of locals walking along the Corniche road by Sharjah Creek. In the foreground a man wearing a khanjar (dagger) on a belt over his thobe (long shirt) walks past...