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!
'Hampton Court' (1744). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Hampton Court' (1744), a 1741 Establishment 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
21 October 1742
National Maritime Museum
Devonshire (1745); Namur (1729); 1741? Establishment 80-gun Third Rate design. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, basic sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Devonshire (1745), a 1741 Establishment 80-gun Third Rate, three-decker. The plan
circa June 1742
National Maritime Museum
Falkland (1744); Harwich (1743); Colchester (1744); Chester (1744); Winchester (1744); Portland (1744); Gloucester (1745); Maidstone (1744); Advice (1746); Norwich (1745); Ruby (1745); Salisbury (1746); Litchfield (1746); Colchester (1746). Scale: 1:48.
1742
National Maritime Museum
Princess Louisa (1744); Tilbury (1745); Defiance (1744); Eagle (1745); Isis (1747).. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Princess Louisa (1744), Tilbury (1745), Defiance (1744), and
Circa 1742
National Maritime Museum