View of two dhows (sailboats) ... Afghanistan

View of two dhows (sailboats) ... AfghanistanView of two dhows (sailboats) moored in Dubai Creek. Two small dhows, each equipped with four rowing oars, are moored in calm water at the side of Dubai Creek. In the distance an oarsman rows an abra (ferry) carrying a single passenger. On the opposite bank of the creek two storey houses and 'arish huts made from palm fronds sit along the far side of the creek. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage

The large stone building is covered in plaster and has large wooden lintels over the door and window

'Amair bin 'Omar's face is shaded from the sun by his ghutra (headscarf) which is wrapped closely around his head

one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions

View of locals strolling through a suq (market) in the city of Sharjah

one and two storey houses made of coral are built close together

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in sand dunes during their journey from the Ramlat Unayq

topped with a waistcoat

standing in front of a cannon outside Qasr Al Hosn fort in Abu Dhabi

Further beyond

along the shoreline

In the foreground one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions walks with his camel across a flat rocky plain

View of a j