Thesiger Collection

View of four members of Wilfred Thesiger's party resting at Matki well in the Mughshin Oasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the region of the Suhul plains (Suhul al Kidan), south of Liwa Oasis in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)....

A palm grove at Ghayl bin Yamayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

Close up profile portrait of a camel, owned by Wilfred Thesiger in 1950, at a well in the plains below Hamrat ad Duru, during the party's journey from Masruq well...

View of a mosque and minaret in the city of Seiyun. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Portrait of a elderly tribesman of the Wahiba Bedouin sitting on the ground at Wilfred Thesiger's camp in Wadi Hawshi. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Portrait of a boy of the Mahra Bedouin in the Wadi al Jiz' near its junction with Wadi Mahrat.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs...

View of people at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'. People walk through a crowded street lined with market traders sitting at makeshift stalls. On the far...

View of a group of locals at a well in the town of Qalat Bishah. A bare flat runs from the foreground into the near distance, where five locals stand...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party butchering a cow on a hillside in Jabal Qara. The men are crouched around a pile of branches, on which a fresh cow hide is...

Standing full length portrait of three boys at Lawdar in Abyan Governorate. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of a man and a boy getting on a mule at the harbour in Kuwait City. In the foreground a man is climbing onto a mule from a high...

View of people standing with a camel in a field in the Jabal Qara mountains. In the distance a group of four men stand next to a camel in the...

View of donkeys standing outside a building at the Suq as Sabt [Saturday market] in the Bani Malik Mountains. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of palms at the Ad Dibin palm groves. A mountain in the background.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of small scattered vegetation growing in the Ramlat as Sahmah. In the far distance a large dune sits along the horizon. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

View of camels, belonging to Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground two saddled camels, one couched, one standing, rest on the side of...

Landscape at Baydayn village in the Wadi Hali with huts on the right and trees on the left.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

View of two of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions on a sand hill in the Al Ain/Buraimi oasis overlooking Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit]. Two men, one standing and one seated, pose...

View of a teenaged boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin standing in front of palm trees in the Raydat as Say'ar region, north of the Wadi Hadhramawt. In the background a...