Thesiger Collection

Standing full length profile portrait of Sahail bin Tahi, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, on a sand dune during the party's journey from Al Ain to Liwa oasis,...

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking up a sand dune between oases in Liwa oasis. In the foreground a small tuft of qassis (sedge) grows near...

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...

Seated portrait of Wilfred Thesiger and Salim bin Kabina at the southern end of Jabal Hafit (Jebel Hafeet), near Al Qabil. Wilfred Thesiger (left) and Salim bin Kabina (right), a...

View of a narrow street in Fez.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by...

Exterior view of the mudhif (guest house) belonging to Abdullah of the Al Essa tribe, with a group of people gathered outside.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of men and women dancing after a circumcision ceremony.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

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

Portrait of a man, sitting on a chair made with ibex horns.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

View of a palm tree, with mountains in the distance.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they...

View of a man, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, sitting astride a saddled camel, carrying a rifle under his left arm.Due to the nature of these images, prints will...

View of houses with wind towers in Dubai. A number of flat-roofed houses sit in the foreground. In the distance beyond a large two storey house is topped with a...

A narrow street at Damascus with tall houses on both sides.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Portrait of Wilfred Thesiger, kneeling on the ground, in Arab dress.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

View of a street in Saiwun, with a palm tree in the foreground.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that...

View of the wall of a large building in the city of Shibam. The building's windows are filled with carved wooden window screens and painted decorations cover the plaster walls.Due...

The ruins at Petra.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 Rivers...

View of cultivated land in the Alamut valley ('Valley of the Assassins'), taken from the elevated site of the castle (now destroyed) at Alamut.Due to the nature of these images,...

View through the Siq gorge of the rock-cut façade of the Al-Khazna (Treasury) at Petra.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

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...