Thesiger Collection

Close up 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 profile...

View of balcony decorations in the courtyard of Al Muraba Palace in Riyadh, the home of King Abdul Aziz [Ibn Saud]. Ornamental triangular stonework decorates a second storey balcony. The...

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

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party crossing a series of rocky ravines west of the Wadi Ghudun, during their journey to Wadi Thu'ayt. In the foreground Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling...

Buildings at Shibam including a mosque.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...

Portrait of a young man at Umm al Khashab. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

Seated profile portrait of Musallim bin Al Kamam, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, on a sand dune in the Baynunah or Al Khatam sands during the party's return...

Landscape showing a dry riverbed bordered by steep canyon walls in a tributary of the Wadi 'Aydim near Mudayy. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View over the tops of tall buildings from a rooftop in the city of Shibam. In the foreground railings and spires run along the edge of the roof. Due to...

Close up portrait of Mabarak, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides, sitting in the region between Jabal Baydan and At Taif. Mabarak, a teenaged boy from the Bani Sharfa tribe...

Seated portrait of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party and a Manasir man beside at a campfire in the Baynunah sands. On the left a Manasir man with a...

Group portrait of four men of the Bin Maaruf lineage of Sa'ar Bedouin sitting on the ground at Manwakh well.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of trees growing alongside small fields near the village of Sawda.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party resting in a rocky wadi bed below Ayun spring, during the party's journey from Ayun to Mudayy.Due to the nature of these images,...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party standing beside a pair of couched camels in the foothills west of Batha' Badiyah.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

Portrait of Musallim bin Tafl, a tribesman of the Bayt Kathir Bedouin and one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, standing next to a cluster of saf palms [Nannorhops arabica]. This...

Group portrait of Arab men and boys standing beside a wall at the open air market in the town of Qalat Bishah. Due to the nature of these images, prints...

Standing full length portrait of two boys at Al Ma'ala harbour in the city of Aden. Behind them a beached dhow (sailboat) lies in shallow water.Due to the nature of...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the desert north of Shisr well. Men sit on their camels, which are grazing on a large mareh bush.Due to the nature of...

Standing full length portrait of a man and a thoroughbred camel on an Abu Dhabi island. A man wearing a headscarf, thobe (ankle-length shirt) and a suit jacket stands to...