View of a ridge of ... Alfred Maudslay

View of a ridge of ... Alfred MaudslayView of a ridge of high dunes bordering a sand flat in the Al Qafa' or As Saruq sands north of Liwa oasis during their journey to Abu Dhabi. In the foreground a large expanse of bare sand leads to steep dunes and a sand flat. To the left of the high dunes is a vast area of open sand in which a few clusters of salt bushes grow. To the right of the dunes another cluster of salt bushes grows on a sand ridge below a high dune. Due to the nature of these

Further behind a number of booms and dhows are moored in the water

Portrait of two of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions eating a meal during the party's journey from Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat to Furai well

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party camping on a sand flat their journey from Wadi Musallim to Wadi Hawshi

The walls of the fort are decorated with triangular projections along the top edge

View of a camel caravan camped at the city gates of Al Mukalla

Portrait of a boy with a dagger at his side in Baydayn village in Wadi Hali

Behind a round corner tower of Al Fahidi fort rises above the 'arish houses

Portrait of the exiled Emperor Haile Selassie

The peregrine's body faces forward

The Potala

On the far left terraced fields cut across the slope of a steep mountain

He wears a cartridge belt with a khanjar (dagger) over his thobe (shirt) and a headscarf topped with an 'agal (head rope)