View of dhows (sailboats) on ... George Dixon Aked

View of dhows (sailboats) on ... George Dixon AkedView of dhows (sailboats) on Dubai Creek. On the left a man stands in shallow water alongside four dhows are moored together close to shore. Another group of men stands behind the dhow on the right, which is loaded with oyster shells. On the far shore dhows and two storey buildings line the banks of Dubai Creek. 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

At the centre two men stand on the lee side of the low dune

In the foreground two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions ride camels across a wide expanse of sand

Behind them two storey buildings fronted with wooden canopies line the square

The ocean surrounding the boom is wavy but without swells

Houses and a minaret in Jeddah

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes in Al Khatam or Al Humrah sands south of Al Ain

Behind them market stalls with large wooden doors line the street

In the foreground a small boat and a large

View of houses at a settlement in the Marshes

A rowboat is tied to the stern of the boom

holding a peregrine falcon on his left arm

In the far left background a square stone watchtower