John Caius, physician to Queen Elizabeth I, also claimed that Callimachus was referring to the island of Melita 'in the Sicilian strait' (Malta). This claim is often repeated, especially by English writers. The dog's links to Malta are mentioned in the writings of Abbé Jean Quintin d'Autun, Secretary to the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, in his work Insulae Melitae Descriptio. VetInfo. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
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