View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... Images of Sheikh Zayed

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... Images of Sheikh ZayedView of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking across dunes in Al Humrah sands during their journey to Umm az Zumul. In the central foreground a dry bare tree grows in a depression between sand dunes. Further beyond, on the left, tracks run across the sand to where three of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions ride in a line between rolling sand dunes, heading behind a large dune on the right. Each man's mount is followed by one or two baggage camels. In

filling calabashes (gourds) with water

single-storey building

In the foreground a dog walks down a road towards a tree

He holds a peregrine falcon on a mangalah (cuff) on his left arm

In the background two sailors men work behind the dhow's sails

holding falcons

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party

View of a village in the Al Ghamid tribal region between the villages of Al Makhwah and Thurayban

In the foreground a vast expanse of sand

Side view of the bow of a j

A house made from adobe topped with parallel lines of raqf (slate) tiles sits in the right foreground

View of traders at a suq (market) in the city of Ad Dali'