Thesiger Collection

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...

View of rooftops and a rooftop shelter in the city of Abha. In the left foreground a square room with small windows sit atop a roof on a building. The...

View of two sailors setting the sails on a dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf near Dubai. A young African sailor wearing an undershirt and a wraparound skirt stands next...

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...

Seated portrait of Alaiwa bin Lutaiya, a guide in Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, taken during the party's journey from Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat to Furai well. Alaiwa bin Lutaiya, a tribesman...

View of 'arish huts next to Al Fahidi fort in the Bastakiya quarter of old Dubai. In the foreground 'arish huts made of palm fronds sit in fenced enclosures in...

View of a camel belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party grazing in sand dunes during their journey from Jabal Sumeini to Sharjah. In the foreground a saddled camel walks along...

Portrait of Muhammad bin Fadil, a falconer in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, riding a camel with a peregrine in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. Muhammad...

View of two rowboats in Dubai Creek at sunset. In the near distance a man rows across Dubai Creek. In the further distance a second rowboat filled with passengers crosses...