Escarpment of the Simien mountains Africa

Escarpment of the Simien mountains AfricaView of the northern escarpment of the Simien range of mountains. 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.

four adults and boy

possibly a water skin

Behind them a vast rocky sand flat stretches into the far horizon

The Sultan's Palace sits in the distance beyond

gathered in a circle

Three tied camels follow along behind the men

View of the Tisisat Falls on the Blue Nile soon after the river's emergence from Lake Tana

View of a cluster of joined buildings near Baiman in the region between the city of Abha and the village of 'Ar'arah

In the centre a little boy removes a saddle from a couched camel

while the lower storey is completely walled in

View of Wilfred Thesiger's party trekking through sands north of Al Ain oasis during their journey from Al Ain to Ramlat Unayq

in which a few traders and buyers are gathered