View of La Valletta, taken from the Gargur Battery during the Seige in 1800 AN00604009 001 l, James Weir, 1803

Inscribed 'brigadier general thomas gresham, then commanding the allied forces in malta', from 'major jas. Weir, commandant of the maltese battallion' around a crest with the motto 'candide ut secure' and 'drawn by major j. Weir / engraved by f. Chesham. / published as the act directs, by j. Weir, 25th. Jany. 1803. '. Hand-coloured etching and aquatint 338 x 497 cms view of fortified valletta and harbour, flying the french flag, three british frigates on the horizon to left, three fortified islands between the mainland and the battery in the foreground, men are digging, one holding up a found skull, barrels, a small shrine on the wall in front of them to left 1803 registration numberː 1917,1208. 4243. Date: 1803.