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A historic colour oblique aerial photo of Pitcairn - a green island surrounded by a blue ocean and fringed by white waves.

Spotlight On: Pitcairn Islands

Located deep in the Pacific Ocean, approximately midway between New Zealand and Peru, the Pitcairn Islands have possibly one of the most unusual histories of any British Overseas Territory. It...

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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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