Thesiger Collection

View of the shoreline at Dubai Creek. On the left a rowboat is moored beside a cloth-covered structure that extends into the creek. Nearby an abra (ferry boat) sits on...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. In the foreground three Arab men and a boy stand beside a group...

Full length portrait of an Arab boy standing on one leg in the town of Abha. The boy is standing in a large empty area. Behind him a stone wall...

View of a house with a large wind tower (barjeel) in Dubai. In the foreground a large compound of 'arish huts, made from palm fronds, are enclosed by a palm...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. In the foreground a group of Arab boys stand beside a few donkeys....

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 on a...

Portrait of a man in a crowd at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. A large stone building is visible in the background behind the crowd.Due to the nature...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. People walk across a town square lined with two storey buildings. In the...

View of locals in a suq (market) in the city of Dubai. In the foreground a middle-aged man and two boys walk along a covered thoroughfare in a market. On...

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

The market at Abha with Al Shada Palace in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

The market at Abha with Al Shada Palace in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

View of Jabal Harfa mountain near the village of Ash Shaykh. In the foreground a small scrub and bushes grows across a wide valley. In the distance Jabal Harfa rises...

View of a group of people standing outside Al Muwaiji fort in Al Ain. In the foreground a saddled camel stands beside a group of men and a few children...

The market at Abha with buildings in the background. In the foreground small tents and donkeys.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a crowd of locals and traders at the suq (market) in the town of Abha. In the foreground two Arab men stand in the midst of a group...

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

Group portrait of Wilfred Thesiger with the four members of his travelling party who accompanied him on his first crossing of the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter). Mabkhaut bin Arbain,...

Portrait of two men and a boy at a settlement in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana'. The two men stand on either side of the...

Portrait of two boys standing in front of a wall in the village of Ash Shaykh, below Jabal Harfa. A basket filled with grain is in front of them.Due to...