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!
Loss of HMS 'Ramillies', September 1782: before the storm breaks. A painting showing Rear Admiral Graves’s flagship ‘Ramillies’ on 16 September 1782. Under instruction from Admiral Rodney, she was on her way home to England fro
1783
National Maritime Museum
Loss of HMS 'Ramillies', September 1782: blowing up of the wreck. A painting showing Rear Admiral Graves’s flagship ‘Ramillies’ on 16 September 1782. Under instruction from Admiral Rodney, she was on her way home to England fro
1783
National Maritime Museum
Loss of HMS 'Ramillies', September 1782: ship abandoned in abating storm. Oil painting
1783
National Maritime Museum