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!
'Newcastle' (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for 'Newcastle' (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate Frigate, building at Blackwall by Messrs Wigram.
Note that a request from the Captain of the 'Liffey' (1813) in
22 July 1813
National Maritime Museum
'Newcastle' (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck with some deck planking for 'Newcastle' (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate Frigate, building at Blackwall by Messrs Wigram.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1
22 July 1813
National Maritime Museum
'Newcastle' (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore and aft platforms for 'Newcastle' (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate Frigate, building at Blackwall by Messrs Wigram.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 18
22 July 1813
National Maritime Museum
'Newcastle' (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the spar deck with some deck planking for 'Newcastle' (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate Frigate, building at Blackwall by Messrs Wigram.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-18
22 July 1813
National Maritime Museum
'Newcastle' (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck with some deck planking for 'Newcastle' (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate Frigate, building at Blackwall by Messrs Wigram.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1
22 July 1813
National Maritime Museum