See also:

• VALLETTA, or VALETTA

VALLETTA, or VALETTA  , the See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of See also:

• MALTA
• MALTA (or MEDITERRANEAN) FEVER

Malta (since 1570) . Pop . (1901) 24,685; or 40,406, including suburbs . The See also:

• NUCLEUS (Lat. for the kernal of a nut, nux, the stone of fruit)

nucleus of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city is built on a See also:

• RIDGE (a word. common to many Teutonic languages, meaning " back," whether of a man or an animal, cf. German Rucke)
• RIDGE, WILLIAM PETT (1864- )

ridge of See also:

• ROCK
• ROCK (O.Fr. rake, Sp. rota, Ital. rocca; possibly from a Lat. form rupica, from rupes, rock)
• ROCK, DANIEL (1799–187t)

rock (See also:

• MOUNT, WILLIAM SIDNEY (1807-1868)

Mount Sceberras) which runs like a See also:

• TONGUE (O. Eng. lunge)

tongue into the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of a See also:

• BAY

bay, which it thus divides into two harbours, the See also:

• GRAND

Grand See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

Harbour to the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east and the Marsamuschetto to the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west, which are subdivided again by three other peninsulas into creeks . On two of these peninsulas on the east See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the Grand Harbour, and at their See also:

• BASE

base, are built the aggregate of towns called the Three Cities—Vittoriosa, Conspicua and Senglea (see MALTA) . On the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main promontory, with See also:

• VALLETTA, or VALETTA

Valletta, stands the suburb Floriana; Fort St Elmo, with a lighthouse, stands on the extremity of the promontory; the suburb Sliema lies on the point which encloses the Marsamuschetto harbour; Fort See also:

• RICASOLI, BETTINO, BARON (1809-1880)

Ricasoli on the opposite point enclosing the east, Grand, or See also:

• GREAT

Great Harbour . The streets of Valletta, paved with See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone, run along and across the ridge, and end on each side towards the See also:

• WATER

water in steep flights of steps . Many of the houses, which are of stone throughout, with See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat See also:

• ROOFS

roofs, are large and luxuriously built; wooden-covered balconies project from the windows and give a See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar aspect to the streets . There are several See also:

• FINE

fine public buildings, as the See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor's See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace, the new See also:

• OPERA (Italian for " work ")

opera-See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house, the public library and museum of Maltese antiquities, and the auberges or lodges of the Knights of Malta (especially the Auberge de See also:

• CASTILE, or CASTILLE (Castilla)

Castile) which are now used for military offices, See also:

• CLUB (connected with " clump ")

club-rooms, and other purposes . See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic churches in Valletta are very numerous; the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral of S . Giovanni, dating from 1576, is famous for its See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich inlaid See also:

• MARBLES

marbles, its See also:

• BRUSSELS (Fr. Bruxelles, Flem. Brussel)

Brussels tapestries, its roof painted by Matteo Preti (1661-1699), the picture by See also:

• MICHAEL
• MICHAEL (1596-1645)
• MICHAEL (Hebrew Sn,q, " Who is like God? ")

Michael Angelo da See also:

• CARAVAGGIO
• CARAVAGGIO, MICHELANGELO AMERIGHI (or MERIGI) DA (1569-1609)
• CARAVAGGIO, POLIDORO CALDARA DA (1495 or 1492-1543)

Caravaggio of the See also:

• BEHEADING

beheading of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John the Baptist, numerous memorials of the knights and other See also:

• RELICS (Lat, reliquiae, the equivalent of the English " remains " in the sense of a dead body)

relics . The governor's palace was formerly that of the grand See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of the Maltese See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

Order, and it also contains relics of the knights, tapestries, See also:

• ARMOUR, PHILIP DANFORTH (1832-1901)

armour, &c .

Extensive bagnios under the rock, formerly occupied by the slaves of the knights, are now used for stores . The knights strengthened Valletta and its harbour by bastions, See also:

• CURTAIN

curtain-walls, lines and forts, towards the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, towards the See also:

• LAND

land and on every available point, taking See also:

• ADVANTAGE

advantage in every particular of the natural rock and of the marvellous advantages of situation, rendering it then almost impregnable . The See also:

• WORK

work of fortifying the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place has been carried on by the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government, which possesses here a See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital, military See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison and other necessary institutions . Since the British occupation Valletta has been a naval and military station of the first importance . The See also:

• DOCK

dock and victualling yards occupy together an See also:

• AREA

area of some too acres spread over the shores on both sides of those arms of the great harbour known as " Dock-yard " and " See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French " creeks, the dockyard being partly on the former, but principally on the latter See also:

• CREEK
• CREEK (Mid. Eng. crike or creke, common to many N. European languages)

creek . In 188o the graving dock See also:

• ACCOMMODATION (Lat. accommodare, to make fit, from ad, to, cum, with, and modus, measure)

accommodation consisted of one See also:

• DOUBLE
• DOUBLE (from the Mid. Eng. duble, the form which gives the present pronunciation, through the Old Er. duble, from Lat. duplus, twice as much)

double dock at the extremity of Dockyard creek, known as Nos . 1 and 2 Docks, with a See also:

• TOTAL

total length of about 525 ft. and with 25 ft. over the See also:

• SILL
• SILL (O.Eng. syl, Mid. E. sylle, selle; the word appears in Icel. syll, svill, Swed. syll, and Dan. syld, and in German, as Schwelle; Skeat refers to the Teutonic root swal-, swell, the word meaning the rise or swell formed by a beam at a threshold; the L
• SILL, EDWARD ROWLAND (1841-1887)

sill at See also:

• AVERAGE

average water-level, the tidal range at Malta being but slight; and opening into French creek a dry dock of more See also:

• MODERN

modern construction, known as No . 3, or the See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

Somerset Dock, 427 ft. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long on See also:

• FLOOR (from O. Eng. flor, a word common to many Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch vloer, and Ger. Flur, a field, in the feminine, and a floor, masculine)

floor, and with 34 ft. over the sill . Subsequently to this See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period the fine range of buildings known as the See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron See also:

• SHIP

ship repairing See also:

• SHOP

shop was erected See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close to the Somerset Dock, and added greatly to the repairing resources of the yard . Dock No . 4, or the See also:

• HAMILTON
• HAMILTON (GRAND or ASHUANIPI)
• HAMILTON, ALEXANDER (1757-1804)
• HAMILTON, ANTHONY, or ANTOINE (1646-1720)
• HAMILTON, ELIZABETH (1758–1816)
• HAMILTON, EMMA, LADY (c. 1765-1815)
• HAMILTON, JAMES (1769-1831)
• HAMILTON, JAMES HAMILTON, 1ST DUKE OF (1606-1649)
• HAMILTON, JOHN (c. 1511–1571)
• HAMILTON, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• HAMILTON, PATRICK (1504-1528)
• HAMILTON, ROBERT (1743-1829)
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM (1730-1803)
• HAMILTON, SIR WILLIAM ROWAN (1805-1865)
• HAMILTON, THOMAS (1789-1842)
• HAMILTON, WILLIAM (1704-1754)
• HAMILTON, WILLIAM GERARD (1729-1796)

Hamilton Dock, was completed in 1891, having a length on floor of 520 ft:, a width of entrance of 94 ft. and with 35 ft . , in. See also:

• DEPTH

depth over the sill at average water-level .

Associated with this dock was the construction of adjacent deep-water See also:

• WHARF

wharf walls, together with the great 16o-ton See also:

• CRANE (in Dutch, Kraan; O. Ger. Kraen; cognate, as also the Lat. grus, and consequently the Fr. grue and Span. grulla, with the Gr. dpavos)
• CRANE, STEPHEN (1870-1900)
• CRANE, WALTER (1845– )
• CRANE, WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )

crane . Among later additions were See also:

• GUN

gun-mounting stores, See also:

• BOILER

boiler shop, See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat sheds, See also:

• CANTEEN (through the Fr. cantine, from Ital. cantina, a cellar)

canteen, See also:

• COAL

coal stores; &c., together with a double dock 750 ft. long over all, and a single dock 550 ft. long . The large transit See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade and the See also:

• LOCAL

local trade of the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island centre upon Valletta . The influx of See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter visitors adds to the See also:

• WEALTH

wealth of the city .