Creator
Bertram Thomas
Title
Arabia Felix: Across the Empty Quarter of Arabia
Coverage
London
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Date
1932
Description
To traverse the Empty Quarter, Bertram Thomas set off with fifteen camels loaded with provisions, and traveled from well to well. Thomas’s friend and travel companion Sheikh Saleh bin Kalut negotiated their safe passage, and he was the only person, other than Thomas, to complete the entire journey. The news of their crossing was a global sensation; telegrams of congratulations poured in from Sultan Taimour and King George in London, and the news made the front page of the Times in London and New York.