Thesiger Collection

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...

View of the wall of a large building in the city of Shibam. The building's windows are filled with carved wooden window screens and painted decorations cover the plaster walls.Due...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions descending a dune slope north of Al Ain during the party's journey from Al Ain to Ramlat Unayq. Two men walk camels down the...

Portrait of three boys near 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...

View of locals and Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well during their journey from Jabal Sumeini to Sharjah. A number of Arab and Bedouin men and camels stand around...

View of adobe and stone buildings in the city of Abha. In the foreground a wide road leads into the city of Abha. In the distance beyond one and two...

View of dhows (sailboats) beached in Manama on Bahrain Island. A small beached dhow with a single mast sits in shallow water along the shore of Manama. Two posts sticking...

View of a large crowd of traders and buyers at the open air market in the city of Abha. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Standing full length portrait of an Arab falconer, a member of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, holding a peregrine falcon in the Al Khatam sands near Al...

View of boats moored and beached along the Corniche in the city of Sharjah. In the right foreground two rowboats have been pulled up onto a beach beside a pile...

View overlooking the city of Shibam. People walk through the streets below. In the distance groves of palm trees grow in the wadi behind the city. Due to the nature...

View of a boy standing on a threshing platform covered with wheat in the city of Abha. Behind the boy is a cluster of typical adobe and raqf (slate) tile...

View of four Arab men, retainers in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party, resting in the party's hunting camp in the sands near Al Ain. In the foreground...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling from Khawr bin 'Atarit well in the Ghanim Sands to the Ramlat al Ghafah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Portrait of a boy standing in front of a stone wall in the village of Ash Shaykh, below Jabal Harfa. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of a large open area in the city of Abha. Rows of square one and two storey buildings sit overlooking a vast empty flat. Some of the buildings are...