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The Great Siege of Malta (Maltese: L-Assedju l-Kbir) occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the Knights Hospitaller. The siege lasted nearly four months, from 18 May to 8 September 1565.
Map of Birgu (top) and Senglea (bottom) during the Great Siege of Malta. The first fortification to be built in Birgu was the Castrum Maris.It is popularly attributed to have been built by the Arabs in around 870, but the earliest references to the castle date back to around the 13th century.
Map of Mdina's fortifications as they were during the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. When the Order of Saint John took over in Malta in 1530, the nobles ceremoniously handed over the keys of the city to Grand Master Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam.
Map of Senglea (bottom) and Birgu (top) during the Great Siege of Malta. The city of Senglea and its fortifications were built as a result of the attack of 1551.After the attack, the Order of Saint John realized the need to build more defences, and a year later, two forts began to be built.
Birgu was the site of major battles between the Knights and the Ottoman Empire during the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. After four months of successful defence by the Knights, the city was almost captured by the Ottoman army in August, but was recaptured by the Knights under Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette. Reinforcements from Sicily ...
Untitled map of the world on a double cordiform projection from "Lafreri atlas", c. 1564 ... Primary source map of the Great Siege of Malta, published in Rome, 1565.
A Study in Depth of 143 Maps Representing the Great Siege of Malta of 1565. Publishers Enterprise Group, 1994. (With Maurice Agius-Vadala) ISBN 9990900507; Palace of the Grand Masters in Valletta. Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti, 2001. ISBN 9993210129; Miniature Maps of Malta. Midsea Books, 2009. ISBN 978-9993272724; German Malta Maps. BDL ...
Detail from a map of the Grand Harbour during the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, showing the Order's strongholds of Birgu and Senglea and various Ottoman batteries. The battery at the top left of the image, overlooking Fort St. Angelo and flying a blue standard, stood roughly on the site of the Saluting Battery.