A photograph of an etching by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio (1547-1616) depicting the island of Malta and the arrival of the Turkish army on the 18th May 1565.

A photograph of an etching by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio (1547-1616) depicting the siege and battery of the island of St Michael on the 28th June 1565.

A photograph of an etching by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio (1547-1616) depicting the siege and battery of the island of St Michael on the 28th June 1565.

A photograph of an etching by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio (1547-1616) depicting the attack on the spur of St Michael (today known as Isla, Senglea) in which the Christians sank six large and four small Turkish boats, and took a Turkish frigate prisoner, together with some Turks, capturing six Turkish standards.