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!
 
Gertruydenberg March-June 1593. Plate to La Genealogie des Illustres Comtes de Nassau... Jean Orlers, 1615 (2nd ed p 132). Print
1615
National Maritime Museum
 
The Sailor's Return from Portsmouth to London (caricature). Hand-coloured.
A caricature of a sailor returning from Portsmouth to London.
2 Mar 1772
National Maritime Museum
 
A view of Blackwall and Dock Yard, looking towards Greenwich. Print. A copy by Bowles from Boydell's 1750  print of Blackwall, PAH2199,  from off  what became Perry's and later Green's shipyard.
2 Mar 1773
National Maritime Museum
 
The Honourable Augustus Keppel Admiral of the Blue Squadron, and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Fleet which engaged and defeated the French on the 27 & 28 of July 1778 off Ushant. Print
2 Mar 1779
National Maritime Museum
 
'Horse at Play'. 'Horse at play' after George Stubbs. Stubbs was the horse painter of his day, renouned for his accurate representation of horses anatomy made possible by his many years of study and dissection. This print shows a horse
2 March 1795
National Maritime Museum
 
'Horse starting'. 'Horse starting' after Sawrey Gilpin. Gilpin was one of the most respected animal painters of his day, second only to his rival George Stubbs. This print shows a horse on rocky terrain being startled (or starting) at 
2 March 1795
National Maritime Museum
 
View of London from Greenwich Park. People enjoying the views of London from Greenwich Park. The River Thames and St. Paul's Cathedral are visible in the distance. The spire of St Alfege's, Greenwich is in the centre and the tower of St Nicholas
2 March 1799
National Maritime Museum
 
HMS Sappho capturing the Danish brig 'Admiral Jawl', 2 March 1808: surrender of the brig. 'HMS ''Sappho'' capturing the Danish brig ''Admiral Jawl'', 2 March 1808: surrender of the brig'. The pai
1808
National Maritime Museum
 
Captn Huxley Sandon. Print. Sandon was a long-serving army officer who was involved with Mary Anne Clarke (c. 1776-1852), the  mistress, to 1806, of HRH Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York, in her scheme of taking bribes to put officers on the Duke
2 Mar 1809
National Maritime Museum
 
H M Ship Egeria, Capt Lewis Hole, with the Aalborg, Danish Cutter, a prize, in Tow, H M Brig Childers shewing her Nos March 2 1809. original art: drawing
1862
National Maritime Museum
 
(Key to) Death of Lord Nelson painted by A W Devis.... Text in English below image. The published key accompanying Bromley's engraving of Devis's 'Death of Nelson' (BHC2894), for which painting was commissioned by Boydell.
2 Mar 1812
National Maritime Museum
 
Panoramic view of Campbell Island (continued from previous page). Bound with PAE9965-PAE9981, PAE9983-PAE9984.
21 February -2 March 1841
National Maritime Museum
 
The Express of Southampton. The steamer which conveyed King Louis Philippe and Queen Marie Amelie from the port of Havre to Newhaven on the 2nd of March 1848 during the French Revolution. Signed by artist and dated in plate.
1850
National Maritime Museum