Thesiger Collection

Portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Portrait of Salim bin Kabina, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, holding a rifle in his right hand.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Close up portrait of a thoroughbred Omani camel in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. A thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan stands facing...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party standing in country north of Al Ain/Buraimi oasis in the area between Ramlat Unayq and Jabal Sumeini. An Arab guide in...

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, Salim bin Kabina, 'Amair bin 'Omar, and Salim bin Ghabaisha, riding camels in the vicinity of the Ramlat Unayq, near the...

View of a group of women sitting in front of the stone building at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. The women have large baskets with them. Most of...

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

View of a man at the watchtower at Al Maqta, a stretch of water that separates Abu Dhabi Island from the mainland. Water fills the foreground, surrounding a round watchtower...

View of a crowd of people at Suq al Sabt market below Jabal Mana'. A house stands on the left, a square block with small windows. One half is two...

Group portrait of Arab children 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...

Standing half length profile portrait of Salim bin Ghabaisha, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions, in Ras Al Khaimah Emirate. Salim bin Ghabaisha, a tribesman of the Bayt Imani lineage...

View of one of the dhows (sailboats) on which Wilfred Thesiger sailed through the Abu Dhabi islands with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his retainers. A dhow sails...

View of square multi-storeyed buildings clustered close together in the city of Abha. Some of the buildings are topped with adobe and parallel lines of raqf (slate) tiles. In the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain. In the near right foreground two large hadh (Cornulaca monacantha) bushes...

Portrait of a man from the Rijal al Ma tribal group near the city of Abha.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of the Shindagha district from the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek. In the foreground 'arish huts and enclosures made from palm fronds line Dubai Creek. On the far...

Portrait of two men at a settlement in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana'. The two men stand side by side in front of a stone...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking in the Uruq al Awarik sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of a crowd of fishermen preparing to go fishing at Shindagha beach in Dubai. A crowd of fishermen gather in the sand around a beached boat. Nets, rope and...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party taking a rest in the Al Dhafra sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Dhibi well to Al Batin...