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 'Quebec' and 'Surveillante' in Action, 6 October 1779. The British and French frigate action represented in this painting was desperately fought. The frigates were accompanied by cutters, the 'Quebec', 32 guns, by the
1781
National Maritime Museum
'Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt; - Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles; - or - The British Hero cleansing ye mouth of ye Nile (caricature)'. Hand-coloured print 'Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt'.
This is a simple but effe
Published 6 October 1798
National Maritime Museum
Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt, - Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles -or- The British Hero Cleansing ye Mouth of ye Nile. (Caricatures). Print
6 Oct 1798
National Maritime Museum
A Royal Salute The Squadron saluting his Majesty on board the Southampton Frigate at the Royal Review off Plymouth Sound (1789). Print
6 October 1802
National Maritime Museum
Invade us boys! (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.
A typically rousing loyalist print centring on the virtues and heroism of the British tar. Many similar prints were produced at this time, soon after the recommencement of hostili
Published 6 October 1803
National Maritime Museum
Study of a mounted soldier from the rear. Mounted with PAE6598, PAE6600-PAE6604.
6 Oct 1821
National Maritime Museum
A lugger on the beach at Hastings, Oct 6 1834. Mounted with PAE5504.
6 Oct 1834
National Maritime Museum
Details of vessel inscribed 'Brown sail. Finale. Oct 6'. Mounted with PAE5637.
6 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Fort of Finale with colour notes. Inscr. Dated Oct 6 45. Mounted with PAE5803.
6 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
'San Francisco, California, Octr 6th 1851'. No. 61 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Fold-out panoramic drawing on two joined sheets, the right one fixed to the album page, which is captioned by the artist below the image, as title. T
6 October 1851
National Maritime Museum
HMS Wellington shaking reefs out, hove to. am 6 Oct '53. original art: drawing
6 Oct 1853
National Maritime Museum
Clipper ship 'Superb'. Print entitled 'Clipper ship ''Superb'' '. The print, now somewhat discoloured, is backed on canvas, framed and coloured. It bears a dedication which reads 'To Captn Edward Jones and the
6 October 1866
National Maritime Museum
A close view of part of the port side of the kotia Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon. A close detail of the port side of the Indian kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon, showing her masts and the poop. She has awnings r
4-6 october 1938
National Maritime Museum
A close view of part of the port side of the kotia Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon. A close detail of the port side of the Indian kotia type dhow Karimi (fl.1938) anchored at Colombo, Ceylon, showing her masts, her waist and the poop. She ha
4-6 October 1938
National Maritime Museum