Thesiger Collection

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in the shade of two trees during their journey from the Ramlat Unayq, north of Al Ain/Buraimi oasis, to Jabal Sumeini. On the...

View of a dhow in Dubai Creek at sunset. In the foreground water ripples on the dark surface of Dubai Creek. In the distance a dhow (sailboat) is moored in...

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...

View of a man 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...

Standing half length portrait of an Arab boy in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

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...

View of adobe and slate buildings in the city of Abha. In the foreground a dog walks down a road towards a tree. In the distance beyond a cluster of...

View of Al Shada Palace and other buildings in the city of Abha. In the foreground a vast expanse of bare sand leads to a cluster of stone and adobe...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. In the foreground two men adjust the load on a donkey. Behind them...

View of two turtle fishermen punting a canoe in the Abu Dhabi islands. Two men stand at the bow and stern of a canoe. They hold turtle fishing spears, the...

Seated portrait of one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's falconers holding a falcon at Al Muwaiji Fort. A young man wearing a light-coloured thobe (long shirt) topped with...

Seated profile portrait of Salim bin Kabina, a sixteen or seventeen year old boy of the Bayt Imani lineage of Rashid Bedouin, at a well in the region of Wadi...

View of locals walking in a vast square in front of a mosque in the city of Abha. The buildings on the near left are topped with adobe and parallel...

View of a boy walking past Al Fahidi fort in the Bastakiya quarter of old Dubai. A boy in a ghutra (headscarf) and a thobe (long shirt) walks across a...

View of Sahul Bedouin drawing water from one of the Rumah wells. Many men haul water from a rock-lined well using ropes and pulleys. Behind them a flock of sheep...

View of camels belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in one of the vast rocky plains below Jabal Sumeini. Three saddled camels are couched on a small patch of...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party sitting on the crest of a sand dune during the party's journey from Wadi al 'Ayn to the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat...

Houses and a minaret in Jeddah. The building in the centre has open booths attached. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through rolling sands in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq, near the Dhahir mountains, north of Al Ain. The party is travelling from...

View of a group of men performing a dance at a circumcision ceremony in An Namas. A line of men dance in a circle around a group of three drummers....