South face of Potala Palace Images of Wilfred Thesiger

South face of Potala Palace Images of Wilfred ThesigerThe south face of the Potala Palace with the village of Sho in the foreground beneath it. Also in foreground to the left of image is a pagoda sheltering an inscribed stone recording Chinese victory. 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 Rivers Museum.

and has a rifle slung over his left shoulder

sits with his body facing forward and his eyes half-closed

with a man standing outside it

which is made from date palm fronds

three storey building overlooks the creek on the right

with the camel (named Ghazala) which he rode during his second crossing of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)

He is carrying a camel stick in his left hand

The falcon is perched on the mangalah looking over its shoulder towards the camera

Some of the houses have domed roofs where the villagers are short of timber for beams

View of the water-front at Sharjah

View of a woman constructing a house

Spain (1837)