View of a j?lb?t [jalboot] ... George Dixon Aked

View of a j?lb?t [jalboot] ... George Dixon AkedView of a j? lb? t [jalboot], a small type of dhow (sailboat) in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island. The j? lb? t flies one sail from its single mast and pulls a rowboat behind it. A beach dotted with tall trees runs along the horizon behind the j? lb? t. The ocean surrounding the j? lb? t is flat and calm, and above the sky is empty of clouds. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18 28, 1948 journey by dhow from

Portrait of a young man

a few people pass through the fort's entrance

A large stone buildings is visible in the background behind the crowd

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the desert near Ramlat Anas

then housed in Al Fahidi Fort

They are watching the progress of a hippo hunt taking place in a lagoon

View of a man standing next to the stern of a baghla on the shore of Dubai Creek

In the foreground two men leading two camels

At the centre left a Bedouin tribesman (possibly a member of Wilfred Thesiger's party) kneels with his hands in his lap

Portrait of a woman

In the left foreground cooking pots sit on a ledge in one corner of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi's fort

View of a boy kneeling on a raft made of bulrushes