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!
[The pursuit to Calais, 4 - 6 August 1588]. Disbound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: circa 1:400,000 (bar). Ungraduated chart of the track of the Spanish Armada. The bar scale is in English miles. The chart contains the coats of arms of Queen Eliza
1590
National Maritime Museum
De Ruyter's arrival in the Wester Ems 27 July/ 6 Aug 1665 (or return from the West Indies 27 July 1665). On the right is a broadside view of De Ruyer’s flagship the ‘Spiegel’ with a flag and pendant at the main, lying at anchor with
1665
National Maritime Museum
De Ruyter's arrival in the Wester Ems, 27 July/6 Aug 1665. In the right middle-distance, the ‘Speigel’, viewed from abaft the starboard beam, lying at anchor head to wind; flag and pendant at the main and pendant at the fore; firing a sal
1665
National Maritime Museum
A Brig, with a view of Old Harry in Studland Bay. Hand-coloured.; Plate No.5.
6 Aug 1803
National Maritime Museum
A Frigate, with a View of the Culvort Cliff, in the Isle of Wight. Hand-coloured.; Plate No.3.
6 Aug 1803
National Maritime Museum
A ship of the Line sailing from the Downs with a view of Sandown Castle at Deal. Hand-coloured.; Plate No.2.
6 Aug 1803
National Maritime Museum
A Snow in the Sound at Plymouth with a view of the Miew Stone. Plate No.4.; Hand-coloured.
6 Aug 1803
National Maritime Museum