View of a j?lb?t [jalboot] ... Size:small

View of a j?lb?t [jalboot] ... Size:smallView of a j? lb? t [jalboot], a small type of dhow (sailboat)in the Persian Gulf between Dubai Emirate and Bahrain Island. The j? lb? t flies one sail from its single mast and pulls a rowboat behind it. A beach dotted with tall trees runs along the horizon behind the j? lb? t. The ocean surrounding the j? lb? t is flat and calm, and above the sky is empty of clouds. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's May 18 28, 1948 journey by dhow from

In the foreground four men and a young boy (centre) unload couched camels in the midst of a vast flat plain dotted with scattered clumps of vegetation

Behind them more furniture

View of a valley near An Namas

resting her head on her hand

at a campfire in Ramlat ar Rabbad sands

looking northwards from Tanta (near Magdala)

A view of the Kyichu River with the Potala and Chakpori visible in the distance

View of a large dune in the Dhafara sands in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali)

A tall house painted black and white with ornamental stonework on the roof

View of Nuer men

View of buildings at a settlement in the Munjan valley

which is framed by two storey buildings and a line of single storey wooden shacks on the right side of the square