Thesiger Collection

Wilfred Thesiger's party at a well in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) in the region between 'Uruq ash Shaybah and Al Dhafra sands. Many camels crowd around a hawd,...

View of Bedouin packing up their camel caravan at the city of Al Mukalla.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party leading three camels through the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali), during the party's journey from Jaladah plain to Bani Ma'arid sands....

Side view of a kotia, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) from India, moored at Bahrain Island. A kotia sits in choppy water, bow pointing to the right. In the...

Group portrait of men and boys standing in a crowd at the Suq al Khamis [Thursday market] in the town of Najran.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Seated portrait of two men of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin, likely members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, in the region between Khasfah well and Matki well in the Ghanim Sands....

Wilfred Thesiger's party making camp in the Wadi al 'Ayn.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

Wilfred Thesiger's party at a well in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) in the region between 'Uruq ash Shaybah and Al Dhafra sands. This well is likely the well...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through in the desert during the party's journey from Shisr well to Mughshin Oasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Seated half length portrait of a tribesman of the Manasir Bedouin in Al Khatam sands, near Al Ain. A man with a long grey beard sits in the sand, his...

Full length portrait of two Arab men in sitting front of a rock wall in the city of Sawda. An older man is sitting just behind the man on the...

Portrait of a teenaged boy of the Sa'ar Bedouin sitting on the ground in the Raydat as Say'ar region. He is holding a rifle.Due to the nature of these images,...

Portrait of one of Ali bin Mohammed al Imani's sons sitting in front of a stone wall in the village of Al Makhwah. At this time Ali bin Mohammed al...

Mountain landscape at Jallat al Mawt.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 Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through rocky country during their journey from the Tamniyah mountains to Al 'Abis village.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce...

Two of Wilfred Thesiger's party.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 Pitt...

Standing full length profile portrait of a thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. The camel poses in...

Mountain landscape in the region above Wadi Kidyut, west of Sarif wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of a Manasir Bedouin encampment in the Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the central distance a Manasir tent clad in striped woven blankets has been erected alongside...

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 sheikh of...