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!
Alfred (1778). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some decoration detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for Alfred (1778), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
2 September 1772
National Maritime Museum
Alfred (1778). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Alfred (1778), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
December 1772
National Maritime Museum
Diamond (1774). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the stern board outline with detail for fitting the Diamond (1774), a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate. Annotation at top: "A Copy was sent to Mr Hodgson at Hull for fitting the Diamond of 32 Guns, 2nd Nov 1772.&quo
c. November 1772
National Maritime Museum
Experiment (1774). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with quarter gallery decoration and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Experiment (1774), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The plan includes a tab
4 November 1772
National Maritime Museum
Experiment (1774). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Experiment (1774), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker at Deptford by Messrs Adams & Barnard.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the N
27 November 1772
National Maritime Museum
Experiment (1774). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Experiment (1774), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, building at Deptford by Messrs Adams & Barnard.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
21 December 1772
National Maritime Museum
Orpheus (1774). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the stern board construction outline for Orpheus (1774), a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate building at Harwich by Mr Bs Bernard and Turner. Annotation at top: " A Copy was sent to Mr Bs Bernard &Turner at Harwi
c. November 1772
National Maritime Museum