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!
. Magnetic compass designed for measuring the sun's amplitude. The compass card is manuscript and hand-coloured. The North point is indicated with a coat of arms, and the East point is also slightly embellished. The card is graduated to 32 points and
1780
National Maritime Museum
. Side panel for a compass box made of wood with a piece of red glass inset roughly centre.
1780
National Maritime Museum