This graphic illustration appeared in an article in en:The Graphic, by the German C.W. Rosett (Carl Wilhelm Rosset (1851-1923). He visited Maldives in 25th October, 1885 and stayed in en:Malé. His purpose was to exhibit his findings at the Colonial and Indian exhibition.
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{{Artwork |artist = {{unknown|artist}}, The Graphic Staff, after special artist correspondent C. W. Rosset |title = View in Malé harbour |Description= View in Malé harbour, showing the Main Bastion of the fort constructed by the Portuguese in the 17th century C.W. Rosset visited Maldives in 1885 during Sultan Ibrahim Nooraddeen's reign. See https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69268926/the-maldives-and-cw-rosett-page-415/ [https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/U...