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 Evil Genius of England Represented in Several Scenes relating to the War (caricature). Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
6 Dec 1740
National Maritime Museum
The Young Wanton Privateer bringing a Spanish Prize into the Port of Love (caricature). Hand-coloured.
6 Dec 1781
National Maritime Museum
26 ft Yawl. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a 26 ft Yawl as built at Portsmouth Dockyard.
Dated: 6 December 1809
National Maritime Museum
28 ft Pinnace. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a 12 oared, 28 ft Pinnace. Signed N. Diddams [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, c1795-?]
Dated: 6 December 1809
National Maritime Museum
32 ft Barge. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a 32 ft Barge, as built at Portsmouth Dockyard. Signed N. Diddams [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1802-1823].
Dated: 6 December 1809
National Maritime Museum
The Earl of St Vincent, An Admiral of the Fleet G.C.B. & General of Marines. From an Original Picture in the Possession of Captn Brenton for Captn Brenton's Naval History. Print
6 Dec 1822
National Maritime Museum
The Cambria brig, receiving on board the last boatload, from the Kent Indiaman on fire. Stored with PAH0542.
6 Dec 1825
National Maritime Museum
The Cambria brig, receiving on board the last boatload, from the Kent Indiaman on fire. Text in English below image.
6 Dec 1826
National Maritime Museum
Edinburgh (1811). Scale 1:24. Plan showing a profile and plan of the shell room as fitted to the Edinburgh (1811), a 74 gun, Third rate, two-decker.
Signed by Richard Blake [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1835-1844].
6 December 1838
National Maritime Museum
The Clipper Ship James Baines... one of the Black Ball Line of Australian Packets belonging to Messrs James Baines & Co, Liverpool. Print
6 Dec 1854
National Maritime Museum