Thesiger's party in the Empty Quarter Size:small

Thesiger's party in the Empty Quarter Size:smallView of two members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party in the Rabadh sands in 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.

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking across a sand dune between oases in Liwa oasis

Group portrait of Wilfred Thesiger (centre) and two members of his travelling party: Muhammad bin Kalut and Sultan

Each of the boats has one man standing in the bow holding a long five-pronged spear

Wilfred Thesiger stands on the rooftop terrace of a house in Dubai

The camel has longish curly hair and poses in profile looking towards the left

In the background two men sit beneath a large shade canopy covering the street

View of coral and 'arish huts in Dubai

In the distance beyond trees and low vegetation grow on a vast flat plain

holding the reins of a tethered mule

also wearing uniform

a MacQueen's Bustard (houbara)

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions at a well near Sharjah city during the party's journey from Jabal Sumeini to Sharjah