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!
Bay of Biscay from the 'Ravenspoint'. A sketch from the deck of the 'Ravenspoint' sailing through the Bay of Biscay. The outline of land is visible in the distance on the far left and the sails of a ship can be seen towards the horizon
1935
National Maritime Museum
Bay of Biscay from the 'Ravenspoint'. A sketch made in the Bay of Biscay from the deck of the 'Ravenspoint'. A ship can be seen silhouetted in the distance on the horizon and slightly to the right, with smoke trailing upwards from the
1935
National Maritime Museum
Rainbow from the 'Ravenspoint'. A sketch from the 'Ravenspoint', concentrating on the effects of a rainbow over the sea, with rain falling on the left. The painting has been carefully constructed with a trough in the wave in the foregr
1935
National Maritime Museum
Seascape from the 'Ravenspoint'. A sketch from the 'Ravenspoint' showing a heavy swell. A ship is visible in the distance towards the horizon. The sea in the foreground shows a deep trough with the sides of the waves rising up on eithe
1935
National Maritime Museum
Seascape from the 'Ravenspoint'. A sketch from the 'Ravenspoint' showing the effect of waves on a calm sea. From a low viewpoint he has shown a trough of a wave diagonally across the lower half of the painting. The artist has concentra
1935
National Maritime Museum
Seascape from the 'Ravenspoint'. A sketch showing the movement of waves in a lively sea from the 'Ravenspoint'. On the left a wave is shown flecked with light-coloured paint to indicate foam. The trough of the wave is positioned diago
1935
National Maritime Museum
Seascape from the 'Ravenspoint'. An atmospheric sketch of an empty horizon from the 'Ravenspoint'. Everett has captured the effects of the sun on the surrounding sky and the sea. The sun is shown in the centre, as a brilliant orb of th
1935
National Maritime Museum
St Ives. A sketch of waves breaking on Porthmeor Beach, St Ives. The viewpoint is low and close to the water. No horizon or sky is shown and the eye is taken to the line of waves breaking. The whites of the waves form a rhythmic pattern of light paint and
1935
National Maritime Museum
St Ives. A sketch showing waves breaking against the shore, probably on Porthmeor Beach, St Ives. In this painting the waves are breaking in the shallows and on to the beach. The sky and the beach are indicated by thin washes of colour, which serve to sho
1935
National Maritime Museum
The Mediterranean from the 'Ravenspoint'. A sketch from the 'Ravenspoint'. Everett has used form and colour to demonstrate the relationship between sea and sky. The sketch concentrates on the light effects of reflections on the surface
1935
National Maritime Museum