View of a ruined watchtower ... Frame:black

View of a ruined watchtower ... Frame:blackView of a ruined watchtower on the shore in the town of Ras Al Khaimah. In the foreground a rolled up fishing net lies on the sand. Further beyond a watchtower in a state of disrepair sits on the shore. To the right of the watchtower a fisherman sits below a drying rack made of wood. On the far right many nets are spread out to dry in the sand. In the far distance the Ru'us Al Jibal mountains rise high above the horizon on the far side of a creek. Due

narrowing as it extends to the location of W[a]lpi

plucks at a dead MacQueen's Bustard lying on the ground

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party resting in the Ramlat al Ghirbaniyat (Ghirbaniyat Sands)

In the distance beyond a palm grove sits behind a high fence

Each of the boys is wearing a tallit katan (a religious garment)

while on the far right two men sit in the shade of a tree

View of a palm tree growing near a tall round tower near the town of Khamis Mushait

one riding a laden camel

The dune looks out over low rolling sand dunes in the near distance and a vast desert plain in the far distance

The men at the front and back of the line lead their camels on foot

In the near central distance three Arab men relax in the sand under a tree

On the left the ravine wall rises steeply