Thesiger Collection

View of the town of Old Sabya, with round huts with domed roofs. In the foreground people with camels and goats on a open space.Due to the nature of these...

Close up view of the bow of a sambuk moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. In the central foreground the bow of a sambuk, a large double masted dhow...

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. On the right a herd of...

Seated profile portrait of a tribesman of the Rashid Bedouin at an encampment near Bir al Tawil in the Ramlat ar Rabbad. This man is the son of Muhammad, a...

View of sand dunes in the region between the Wadi al 'Ayn and the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). A few dots of vegetation grow on the dunes.Due to the...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands). In the foreground men are gathering water from the well for a number of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party at a well south-west of Al Ain during their journey from Al Ain to Liwa oasis. In the near distance a number of camels crowd...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking near the village of Ash Shuqaiq. Men and camels travel across a plain. Some trees in the background.Due to the nature of these...

View of three Arab boys standing beside a pile of wood on the beach in Kuwait City harbour. Nearby two dhows (sailboats) are beached in the sand, and in the...

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...

Palm trees growing in the Wadi Kidyut. A man is standing underneath the trees.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

A round hut in a village in the Wadi Baysh. A camel is couched in front of the hut, which is made from palms and has a wooden door frame....

View of vegetation growing in the sands of the Ramlat al Ghafah, west of the Umm as Samim quicksands.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of the Al 'Ayn water spring in Mughshin Oasis. Large date palms line the far side of the shallow spring.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

View of water sellers leading donkeys through the tide at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground two men and two boys stand beside a rowboat with their transport...

View of a forest in the region between the village of 'Ar'arah and Jabal Mana' in the Al Hijar mountains. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Half length group portrait of three Arab boys in Wadi Yiba or Wadi Hali.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

Landscape of small shrubs and gravel in the Wadi Shalhamit, twenty miles due west of Habarut.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

People in Wilfred Thesiger's camp at Ghayl bin Yumayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party loading camels in the desert at Al Maghar well. Behind them mountains rise above the plain in the far background.Due to the nature...