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 Prospective View of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich. Drawn by William Fabian, a Boy in the Royl Hosl School. Technique includes etching. Drawn by William Fabian, a boy in the Royal Hospital School. Cooke and Maule, the publishers, were two of
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Affair of Teneriffe. Proof. This print represents an episode of the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, when Nelson having stepped ashore, was hit in the right arm by a musketball. Nelson lost his arm and the operation ended in failure, the British forces h
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Battle of the Nile. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4342, PAF4344-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Battle of Trafalgar. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4343, PAF4345-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Billingsgate Market. Plate 9. A lively scene at the old Billingsgate Market, with the ships in the dock in the background. The dock was the largest trading area in the port until the enclosed docks were built. General goods brought into the dock were sold
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Boarding the American. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4335, PAF4337-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Boarding the San Josef. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4339, PAF4341-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Boarding the San Nicolas. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4338, PAF4340-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Funeral. The Dean of St. Paul’s (centre) reads the final prayers watched by the Prince of Wales (right foreground in light coat) and members of Nelson’s family (right background). The service lasted some four hours and at the end the coffin wa
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Loss of his eye before Calvi ( Proof). Bound with PAF4334-PAF4337, PAF4339-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Pursuit of the bear (Nelson - Proof). Bound with PAF4334, PAF4336-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum