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!
'Saint George' (1740). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for 'Saint George' (1740), a 1733 Establishment 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker. The plan inc
1733
National Maritime Museum
Cumberland (1739). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Cumberland (1739), a 1733 Establishment 80-gun Third Rate, three-decker. A copy of this plan was sent to Woolwich Dockyard
circa November 1733
National Maritime Museum
Cumberland (1739). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for Cumberland (1739), a 1733 Establishment 80-gun Third Rate, three-decker.
Initialled by Jacob Acworth [Surveyor
circa November 1733
National Maritime Museum
Eltham (1736); Gosport (1741); Faversham (1741); Saphire (1741) [also spelt: Saphire]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Eltham (1736), a 1733 Establishment 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker. The plan in
Circa October 1733
National Maritime Museum
Jersey (1736). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some decoration detail, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for building Jersey (1736), a 60-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
Signed by Peirson Lock [Master Shi
October 1733
National Maritime Museum