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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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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a city. Houses are arranged in neat blocks, interspersed with trees.

Image Release Note 0014: NCAP Upload

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

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A historic colour oblique aerial photo of Rockall - a dark-coloured triangular shaped rock. The top half is smeared with guano and sea birds are visible on its cliffs.

Spotlight On: Rockall

As we begin to upload more imagery to our website, we have been reminded of some of the more curious corners of our collection. This month we are putting a...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a ragged shoreline. A lake stretches along the bottom of the image, with the land rising to snowy peaks along the top.

Image Release Note 0013: NCAP Upload

This release brings together declassified aerial imagery from multiple archives. Reflecting both wartime reconnaissance and Cold War surveillance across a wide geographic scope, the imagery in this release offers extensive...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of Hong Kong, with densely packed buildings covering a promontory surrounded by sea. Several vessels are on the water. The photo has been marked with black lines to show contours.

Image Release Note 0012: NCAP Upload

This release blends UK survey and MOD-declassified imagery with some NARA content, highlighting strategic coverage of Qatar and the Middle East, early aerial views of Hong Kong, and extensive UK...

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A historic colour vertical aerial photo of a shoreline. Along the bottom of the image is a blue sea. A wide beach interspersed with groynes runs along the sea, with the houses of a town inland from the beach.

Image Release Note 0011: NCAP Upload

This release features late 20th-century aerial imagery from UK agencies and private firms, offering extensive colour coverage across the UK and parts of Europe, with a strong focus on environmental...

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A historic colour vertical aerial photo of a coastline. The left two-thirds of the image are filled with a very blue sea. The shore to the right looks dry and arid.

Image Release Note 0010: NCAP Upload

This release blends UK and international aerial imagery, with strong Middle Eastern coverage digitised with the UAE National Library, and includes surveys across the UK, Europe, the Caribbean, Australia, and...

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