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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a town on a coast. A couple of vessels are visible on the dark sea at the top of the image. The town is laid out along the coast in a grid, and has piers jutting out into the water.

Image Release Note 0018: NCAP Upload

This release features Cold War-era aerial imagery from UK government sources, with a strong focus on Europe, alongside areas of British interest around the globe, enriching Air Photo Finder's holdings.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a landscape with a river running through it. On the right of the river is a small settlement. To the left is an arid landscape with a few water courses running through it.

Image Release Note 0017: NCAP Upload

This release presents a comprehensive aerial photography collection from the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, enriching existing coverage of Botswana with imagery from the 1940s to the 1970s.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a watery landscape. The mix of land and water forms an abstract pattern of what seems to be bubbles or holes.

Image Release Note 0016: NCAP Upload

This release presents a comprehensive aerial photography collection from the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, offering near-complete coverage of Botswana from the 1950s to the 1980s, and providing a rare longitudinal...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of mountainous terrain. A semi-circle of rock cuts through the middle of the image, forming a crater in which trails or paths are visible.

Image Release Note 0015: NCAP Upload

This release presents a comprehensive aerial photography collection from the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, offering near-complete coverage of Malawi from the 1940s to the 1980s, and providing a rare longitudinal...

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