Sir Themi Zammit. First Aid To The Injured

Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois a French general surrendered to the British in 1800, making Malta a protectorate and initiating 164 years of British rule.

 

Guessing there is a possibility it was translated to the Brits. French were long gone

 

Dammit Zammit, I'm a forum member, not a doctor!

 

Besides, Jean de la Valette may have been the most famous Grand Master, there were Grand Masters of other nationalities too. Every 'langue' in the order had its 'auberge' in Valetta, and the order's nobility had their own town houses and palaces.

Today's Malta has a much stronger British influence than French. French influence is something from a distant past.
De la Valette wasn't part of the French occupation, btw, he was much earlier.

 

back to the book... Do you think it would have any value? Obviously apart from here in Malta

 

I would think not, but wdik.

 

I will keep it for awhile longer until the right Malteser comes along

 

A Maltese interested in medical history maybe?

 

Why do you say it was published as a language guide for the English? Is there a date on it somewhere?

 

I will try it locally and give you feedback. Not sure I want to part of it. I do wish to know if it’s worth anything

 

From what I read it seems the intention was to aid the brits learn the language. I posted a link beneath the photos…

 

Sorry, but the link is not navigable to me. Does the book contain any sort of English language introduction?

 

bonne nuit.

 

Left in Maltese on the right it’s in English..

 

Ok, so I had to download the photo to read the text, but it's the second Maltese translation (1934), the first was in 1916.

As such, I think it's value will be marginal - a curiosity to someone interested in St John's Ambulance. I'm sure most of the info it contains is still entirely valid.

 

Am on mobile now I couldn’t upload a proper photo…Thanks for the effort you put into it…

yes it is second Maltese translation, apparently with some additional information that Sir Themi added to his version.

 

Zammit, being Maltese, probably did a better translation.

 

this was his addition to the previous translation at least according to note on the index… Also noted that there is a page that is upside down