This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
S Augustini pars est terrae Florida sub latitudine 30 grad: ora vero maritima humilior est. lancinata et insulosa. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca. 1:5 000]. Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. No scales. Additional Places: St Augustine. Cont
1588
National Maritime Museum
The famouse West Indian voyadge made by the Englishe fleete of 23 shippes and barkes wherin weare gotten the townes of St.Iago: Sto.Domingo, Cartagena and St.Augustines the same being begon from Plimmouth in the moneth of September 1585 and ended at Porte
1589
National Maritime Museum
A correct chart of the east coast, from Hasbrough or Haisbrough Sand to Kingston upon Hull.. Bound sheet. Engraving. Scale: [ca. 1: (bar)]. Bar scale in miles. North at 112 degrees (magnetic) with variation shown 2 points east in 1786. Contains sailing d
1797
National Maritime Museum
A late survey by John Diston of Lowestoff, pilot, master & mariner [River Thames from London Bridge to the Isle of Dogs]. Bound sheet, engraving. Scale: [circa 1: ]. Bar scale of one mile in furlongs. The chart depicts and identifies wharves, stairs,
1797
National Maritime Museum
A new and correct chart from the Isle of Dogs, to Prittlewell, and the Nore. Bound sheet, engraving. Scale: [circa 1: ]. Bar scale in miles. North at 159 degrees (magnetic). Contains sailing directions, a list of the best places for ships to anchor and a
1797
National Maritime Museum
A new and correct chart of the sea coast, from Orfordness Lights to Prittlewell. Bound sheet. Engraving. Scale: [ca. 1: (bar)]. Bar scale in miles. North at 45 degrees (magnetic) with variation shown 18 degrees east. Contains a large coastal view: A prosp
1797
National Maritime Museum
A new chart of the coast from Lowestoff to Hasbrough including Yarmouth Roads and Sands, Hasbrough Gatt, and the new lights.. Bound sheet. Engraving. Scale: [ca. 1: (bar)]. Bar scale in miles. North at 90 degrees (magnetic). Variation given as 25 degrees
1797
National Maritime Museum
A new chart of the coast from Orford Ness to Lowestoff.. Bound sheet. Engraving. North at 80 degrees (magnetic), variation given as 24 degrees east in 1790. Bar scale in miles. Contains a large coastal view: The east prospect of the town of Lowestoff. Thi
1797
National Maritime Museum