One of Thesiger's party Special Orders

One of Thesiger's party Special OrdersView of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the desert of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali). 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 Museum.

In the distance beyond the sea stretches out empty and uninterrupted to the far horizon

All the men are wearing ghutra (headscarves) and thobe (long shirts) with cartridge belts and khanjar (daggers)

where Wilfred Thesiger was born on 3 June 1910

kneeling on the ground

A view of the Kyichu River with the Potala and Chakpori visible in the distance

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party travelling from Khawr bin 'Atarit well in the Ghanim Sands to the Ramlat al Ghafah

View of several men and boys standing in a balam (flat-bottomed boat)

carrying a knife around his waist

Portrait of a saker (hurr) falcon belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party in the sands surrounding Al Ain

He is pictured wearing traditional dress of kimono and is carrying a wakizashi (short sword)

View of two small boats beached on Shindagha beach in Dubai

View of the snow-covered summit of Mir Samir (6