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A monochrome map of the city of Edinburgh. Lines and numbers in alternating black and red pen show where an aircraft has taken aerial photos.

Map Festival

On Friday 6 February 2026, NCAP participated in the first ever National Library of Scotland Map Festival – a celebration of all things cartographic.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a roughly oval-shaped island. A circular tower is visible to the left of centre, with a rectangular building complex at the bottom tip of the island.

Image Release Note 0033: Irish Military Archives Upload

This release contains aerial reconnaissance imagery produced by the Irish Defence Forces from the 1920s to the 1990s, digitised and published in collaboration with the Irish Military Archives.

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A monochrome map of the city of Edinburgh. Lines and numbers in alternating black and red pen show where an aircraft has taken aerial photos.

Map Festival

On Friday 6 February 2026, NCAP participated in the first ever National Library of Scotland Map Festival – a celebration of all things cartographic.

Read more
A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a roughly oval-shaped island. A circular tower is visible to the left of centre, with a rectangular building complex at the bottom tip of the island.

Image Release Note 0033: Irish Military Archives Upload

This release contains aerial reconnaissance imagery produced by the Irish Defence Forces from the 1920s to the 1990s, digitised and published in collaboration with the Irish Military Archives.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a golf course along a shoreline. The water is to the left of the image, with the course running from top to bottom. Several grand buildings - including the Royal Troon clubhouse - are visible in the centre of the image.

Aerial Photography, Golf and Royal Troon

Aerial photographic surveys were undertaken for a range of technical purposes; today these photographs can be used to understand land-use change over time, including the development of golf courses. This...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a port. Numerous docks stretch into the surrounding city. Clouds obscure part of the image at the bottom right.

Image Release Note 0032: NARA Upload

This release highlights Second World War imagery from NARA, with considerable coverage of France, alongside Germany and the Low Countries.

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