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!
A View of the Great Arsenal at Venice, which has two Gates, one for the Workmen to enter at, the other for the Ships. Hand-coloured.
12 May 1794
National Maritime Museum
Commodore Anson in the Centurion with a crew of 227, 30 of which were boys, on the 20th of June 1743 about two in the afternoon attacks and in less than half an hour obliges to strike and surrender the rich Acupulco ship Nuestra Senora de Capodongo comman
12 May 1794
National Maritime Museum
Evening, or Sun setting. Le Soir, ou Soleil couchant. Plate No.100.
12 May 1794
National Maritime Museum
Poll and my Partner Joe (caricature). Text in English below image.
12 May 1794
National Maritime Museum
Poor Tom Bowling (caricature). Text in English below image. Plate No. 274.
12 May 1794
National Maritime Museum
The Greenwich Pensioner (caricature). Bears no: 262. This image was printed above the text of Charles Dibdin's song 'The Greenwich Pensioner' [?trimmed off this copy - to check]. Two Pensioners are seated at a table outside the door or what
12 May 1794
National Maritime Museum
The Nottingham Captain Saumarez takes the Mars. In June 1746 the French sent a powerful force to re-take Louisbourg and capture Nova Scotia. A long stormy journey from Brest and disease defeated them and the third surviving commanding officer, de la Jonqu
12 May 1794
National Maritime Museum
The Resolution Excise Cutter. Hand-coloured.; Technique includes roulette work.
12 May 1794
National Maritime Museum