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!
A Draught Plan and Section of the Britannia Otehite War Canoe. Plate No.XV.
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
A Toupapow with a corpse on it Attended by the Chief Mourner in his Habit of Ceremony. This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain Jo
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
A View of the Island of Rotterdam. Print entitled 'A View of the Island of Rotterdam' (No XLIII)
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Afica-Too-Ca, A Burying Place in the Isle of Amsterdam. Print entitled 'Afica-Too-Ca, A Burying Place in the Isle of Amsterdam' (No XXVII). Depicts building: local burial place
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. Plate No.LXIII. Depicts clothing, outerwear: Maori costume
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Family in Dusky Bay, New Zeland. This engraving after a drawing by William Hodges is shown in John Hawkesworth's 1773 account of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Vice Admiral John Byron accompanied George Anson
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Man of New Caledonia. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
Captain James Cook
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Man of the Island of Mallicolo. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
Captain James Co
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Monuments in Easter Island. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separa
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Native head-dress, necklaces, fan and staff. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779)
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Native weapons with fancy carving and one made from a shell. This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
O-Hedidee. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate voyages to the
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Omai. This engraving after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777. Hodges was the official voyage artist.
This
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Otago. This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Otago is a Southern region of New Zealand in the South Pacific (now
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Otoo King of O-Taheite. This engraving after a drawing by William Hodges is shown in John Hawkesworth's 1773 account of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Otaheite was originally named Port Royal Harbour in King
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Possesion Bay on the island of South Georgia. Print depicting Possesion Bay on the island of South Georgia
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Possession Bay in the Island of South Georgia. Loosely bound between cardboard supports with PAI3840-PAI3866, PAI3868-PAI3891.; Plate No. XXXIV.
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Possession Bay in the Island of South Georgia. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Potatow. This engraving, after drawings by William Hodges, is shown in John Hawkesworth's 1773 account of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate voyages to the Paci
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
The Chief at Sta Christina. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separa
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
The Ice Islands. Print depicting the Ice Islands seen 9 January 1773
1 February 1777
National Maritime Museum
The Island of Otahiete bearing S.E. distant one league. Plate No.LIII.
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
The Landing at Erramanga one of the New Hebrides. This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
The landing at Middleburgh, one of the Friendly Isles. Plate No.LIV
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Various native articles, including a hat? and weapons or tools. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Straha
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
View in the Island of New Caledonia. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
Cap
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
View in the Island of Tanna. Print- entitled 'View in the Island of Tanna' (No XXIX)
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Woman of Easter Island. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate v
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Woman of New Caledonia. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
Captain James Co
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum