View of one of the ... Portraits of notable people

View of one of the ... Portraits of notable peopleView of one of the dhows (sailboats) on which Wilfred Thesiger sailed through the Abu Dhabi islands with Sheikh Hazaa bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his retainers. A dhow under full sail glides across a flat sea. Men sit crowded together on the deck of the dhow. At the back of the dhow a cloth covered awning is blown by the wind. A small canoe is towed behind the dhow. In the far distance a low sand bank stretches across the horizon. This image was taken

View of a narrow street in Jaisalmer

a thobe (long shirt) and a wraparound skirt

Seated half length portrait of a boy of the Rashid Bedouin taken by Wilfred Thesiger during his party's journey from Al Ain to Liwa oasis

View of a dhow (sailboat) sailing by the beach in the city of Dubai

sits second from the right beside Wilfred Thesiger

View of tall buildings in the town of Al-Saum

He holds a camel stick in his right hand and a falcon on his left hand

The peregrine faces forwards

a sheikh of the Musaifar lineage of Rashid Bedouin and one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions

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

with a man (named Nasser Hussain)

View of Lake Turkana (formerly called Lake Rudolf) seen from its southern end near Teleki's volcano