Desert Collection (page 14)

Village Arba - in sand dunes of Central Karakum desert. March - Turkmenistan - former CIS

Cracked soil in a desert near Kum-Dag. summer - Turkmenistan - former CIS

Turkmen Shepherd - on a donkey - with sheep and a dog - in front of Kopetdag mountain range. summer - Turkmenistan - former CIS

Small-spotted Lizard - in sand dunes of Central Karakum desert (Mesalina guttulata ). Turkmenistan - former CIS - March

Flowering plant Eminium Lemona - typical in sand dunes of Central Karakum desert (Eminium Lemona). Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April

Agama Lizard - on a dry bush watching for prey (Agama sanguinolenta ). Central Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - former CIS - March

Gadea plant flowers in sand dunes of Central Karakum desert (Gadea divaricata). Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April - after sunset

Touareg and Camel Sahara Desert
A Touareg riding a camel in the vast expanse of the Sahara desert near Tamanrasset

Gertrude Bell looking out into the desert - Iraq

Sheikhs of the Desert

The Desert

Boy scouts baking bread at camp, Cairo, Egypt

Boy scouts sitting by tent in desert, Egypt
Two boy scouts sitting by their tent in the desert, Egypt

Scout leader on camel in front of pyramid, Egypt
Scout leader Mr T Akita on a camel in front of a pyramid, Egypt, with small boys gathered round. Date: 1959

The watch on the Nile by the ship of the desert, 1915
The first British Super-Dreadnought for use against the Turks in Egypt, designed on behalf of the British Government by a friendly Viennese cartoonist. Date: 1915

Hi Jolly Memorial
Memorial to Hi Jolly, a Syrian Al-haji whose name was too difficult to pronounce. The inscription reads: THE LAST CAMP OF HI JOLLY BORN SOMEWHERE IN SYRIA ABOUT 1888 DIED AT QUARTZSITE DECEMBER 16

Indian camel sowars in Egypt during the First World War. Date: 1917

Officers of the Camelry Unit in Egypt
Officers of the Camelry Unit pictured posed on their mounts, in front of the Sphinx and pyramids at Giza during the First World War. From left, Captain H. S. Scott, Lieutenant Ward, Lieutenant H

View of the River Nile from the Quarries of Toura, Egypt. Date: 1857

Pyramids of Dahshur, Egypt
Pyramids of Dahshur (or Dashoor), Egypt. Date: 1857

Pyramids of Sakkara, Egypt. Date: 1857

Pyramid, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Stepped pyramid, Djoser, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Travellers, Holy Land
Travellers in the Holy Land. Date: circa 1870

Pyramid of Saqqara, Egypt. Date: 1857

Japanese soldiers in Shaanxi
Japanese soldiers in the Ordos Desert, in the north of the Shaanxi province, during the Sino-Japanese War Date: 1937 - 45

El Agheilas defence positions by G. H. Davis
El Agheilas powerful defence positions abandoned by Rommel. A contour map of the El Agheila area in North Africa from which Rommel was driven out by Montgomery during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Allocation of heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
The transport problems that would arise were heavy bombers switched from Britain to the Middle East during the Second World War

Rommels Panzers by G. H. Davis
Rommels Panzers: details of the PZ Mark IV, and German methods of tank transportation and refuelling during the Second World War. Date: 1942

German strong point in Libyan desert by G. H. Davis
A German strong point in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. A stealthy prelude to major events: how a watch is kept by the Allies on enemy movements. Date: 1942

Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA - Nearing completion
Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Nevada, USA - Nearing completion Date: 1935

Cartoon, Turkish soldiers confronting deserter, WW1
Satirical German cartoon showing Turkish soldiers confronting the first Serbian deserter (represented by a large bug) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Three famous Allied tanks by G. H. Davis
Three famous Allied tanks respected by the Axis during the Second World War: the Churchill, the Sherman and the General Grant. Date: 1943

German and Italian tanks in Libya by G. H. Davis
Panzer types: German and Italian tanks opposing British tanks in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Pyramid of Khafre and Great Pyramid of Cheops, Cairo, Egypt
The Pyramd of Khafre (Chephren) and the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at the Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Chocolate box design, camels and riders
Chocolate box design, featuring camels and their riders in the desert. Date: 20th century

Arab sportsmen in the desert, shooting at ostriches from their vehicle. Date: 1928

WW1 - Men in uniform with a car
WW1 - Men in uniform drinking beer at the side of a car in a barren / desert landscape, possibly on the Mesopotamian Front? Date: circa 1916

Aggressive Lizard
Ready for the fight - an aggressive desert lizard. Date: 1930s

Temple Ruins, Palmyra
The remains of one of the ancient temples in the once prosperous city of Palmyra, Syria. It was known as the Bride of the Desert, vital for desert caravan travellers Date: BC

Desert Lizards
Two lizards copying one another in the desert! Date: 1930s

Camel Caravan 1930S
A camel caravan approaches a desert mountain range. Date: 1930s

The Tower of Said: Desert Landscape with Figures. Bough, Sam 1822 - 1878

WW2 - Free French Spahis riding through the desert dunes - North Africa. Date: circa 1943

WW2 - Free French Troops in Africa salute the flag, aided by five buglers. Date: circa 1943

Smiling Moroccan Man - Tangiers with a colourful overgarment and gold ring in his right ear. Date: circa 1909

Algerian Tuareg Man
An absolutely superb portrait photograph (reproduced on a postcard) of a Tuareg tribe of the far southeastern Algeria, deep into the Sahara. Date: 1905

Three boys on a desert island attract a passing ship using their robes and spears as signal flags. Date: 1898

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