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

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party ... Frame:goldView of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through Al Khatam sands south of Al Ain, on their journey towards Al Humrah sands. In the left foreground one of Wilfred Thesiger's Bedouin companions walks past a bare tree sits in the sand, holding a camel's neck rope. Further beyond, two men lead camels up the slope of a low dune on foot. Further along another man rides his camel into the distance. In the far background low rolling dunes stretch out across

a type of dhow) and other boats in the harbour at Basra

In the background

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party

Further ahead a saluki hunting dog stands just behind the bush

A baggage camel follows behind the man's camel

The buildings are made from zabur (forced earth) and sit in the midst of a large flat dotted with a few small bushes

One of Wilfred Thesiger's Rashid Bedouin companions stands on a dune with his camel in front of a high ridge of sand

He is holding a rifle across his lap

One couched camel rests at the centre in front of a water trough made of mud

while on the far right another member of the party leads a camel across the sand

A middle-aged man with a moustache and stubbly beard stands against a wall

In the right background another man in Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hunting party packs up his belongings in front of four standing camels