View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling ... Frame:gold

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling ... Frame:goldView of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in the Ramlat ar Rabbad sands. In the foreground Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions relax in an area of flat sand. All around the men piles of baggage and equipment lie in the sand. In the distance beyond seven of the party's camels graze on vegetation scattered across the large dune that rises high in the background. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear

All around the men piles of blankets

'arish huts and enclosures made from palm fronds sit in the sand along the shore

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party sitting on the crest of a sand dune during the party's journey from Wadi al 'Ayn to the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands)

View of a member of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin travelling party standing amongst vegetation near Bir Thamud well

A rock rises to the right

sitting on a raft

Full length portrait of an Arab man

each holding a rifle in their right hand

Wind blows against him from the left

which is covered by a wood frame made from tree branches

On the far left a square stone watchtower

In the foreground two palms grow in a sandy clearing