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!
'Leda' (1800); 'Pomone' (1805); 'Shannon' (1806); 'Leonidas' (1807); 'Surprise' (1812); 'Lacedemonian' (1812); 'Tenedos' (1812); 'Lively' (1804); 'Trinocomalee' (181
1 June 1796
National Maritime Museum
Mr Heath, Historical Engraver to the King. Engraved from an Original Painting in the Possession of Mr Heath. Published for the Proprietors of the Monthly Mirror. Print
1 Jun 1796
National Maritime Museum
Prince (1788). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the sheer lines with the proposed extra 17ft midship framing, and longitudinal half-breadth (in pencil) for 'Prince' (1788), a 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker, as proposed (and approved) for lengthening
1 June 1796
National Maritime Museum
The 'Agamemnon' cuts out French vessels from Port Maurice, near Oneglia, 1 June 1796. The second, but fourth in order of events, in a series of ten drawings (PAF5871–PAF5874, PAF5876, PAF5880–PAF5881 and PAF5883–PAF5885) of mai
1810
National Maritime Museum