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!
'Montanes' (1794). Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Montanes' (1794), a Spanish 74-gun two-decker.
Signed by Julian Martin de Retamosa [Shipbuilder and designer, and Lie
1 December 1812
National Maritime Museum
'Neptuno' (1795); 'Argonauta' (1798). Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Neptuno' (1795) and 'Argonauta' (1798), both Spanish 80-gun two-decker. These two
1 December 1812
National Maritime Museum
A Cruize to Covent Garden!! (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Page No.121.
1 Dec 1812
National Maritime Museum
A Three Decker at Spithead with the Isle of Wight at a Distance. Hand-coloured.
1 Dec 1812
National Maritime Museum
Proposed Spanish 50-gun frigate (1797). Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a proposed flush-deck 50-gun Frigate.
Signed by Julian Martin de Retamosa [Shipbuilder and designer, and Lieutena
1 December 1812
National Maritime Museum
Unnamed 112-gun Spanish three-decker (no date). Graduated Bar Scale. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for an unnamed Spanish 112-gun three-decker. Spain built a number of 112-gun warships of which
1 December 1812
National Maritime Museum