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!
Samuel Lord Hood. Member for Westminster. Engraved for the Senator Drawn from the Life by W.H. Brown, Engraved by W. Grainger. Print
11 May 1791
National Maritime Museum
'Leda' (1800). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for 'Leda' (1800), a 38-gun Fifth Rate, Frigate, building at Chatham Dockyard.
11 May 1796
National Maritime Museum
The snow Jenny of London... on a Voyage from Oporto, being attacked on the 29th Novr 1804 by a French Privateer... the Jenny struck the privateer on the Quarter... tore her Main Sail & carried away her boom... thus disabled... Jenny proceeded... lost
11 May 1805
National Maritime Museum
Peruvian (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck with fore & aft platforms for Peruvian (1808), an 18-gun Brig Sloop (Brigantine) building at Bursledon by Messrs Parsons. The ship was in fact built at Warsash as George Parsons had to move h
11 May 1807
National Maritime Museum
Peuvian (1808). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile with pencil alterations for Peruvian (1808), an 18-gun Brig Sloop (Brigantine) building at Bursledon by Messrs Parsons. The ship was in fact built at Warsash as George Parsons had to move his
11 May 1807
National Maritime Museum
The Shah of Persia's visit to Portsmouth 11th May 1876 (Annotated sketch of shipping). Drawing
11 May 1876
National Maritime Museum
The Shah of Persia's visit to Portsmouth 11th May 1876 (Firing a salute). Drawing
11 May 1876
National Maritime Museum
The Shah of Persia's visit to Portsmouth 11th May 1876 (Sketch of ships, buildings and spectators in boats). Drawing
11 May 1876
National Maritime Museum