Malta. Artillery Mess [Auberge de Castille, Valletta]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
General view from the street of the Auberge de Castille, built in the 16th century by the Knights of St John as the residence of the knights of Castille, Léon and Portugal and now housing the offices of the Prime Minister of Malta.
Three-quarter length studio portrait of an Arab man, looking upwards and to the right, and armed with a sword and musket. Photograph unsigned, possibly by Arnoux.
Inscription: Signed and numbered Bourne 1955 in the negative. View looking down onto scattered bungalows and towards the hills beyond. The Bourne and Shepherd catalogue titles this photograph: 'Ootacamund: Panoramic view from a spur of Dodabet. Part 2.' The adjoining section of the panorama is ...