Left column: spatial distribution of (J = 9–8), (J = 7–6), (J = 5–4), (J = 5–4) lines for NGC 7023 E. The bars indicate intensities in erg s^-1 cm^-2sr^-1. Right column: spatial dust distribution at the wavelength close to the line emission. The bars give νI_ν in Wm^-2sr^-1. All images are presented with the same scale, field, and centre. We include the FWHM of the beam in the dust emission maps: 13.0′′, 18.6′′, 21.3′′, 22.7′′ from top to bottom.