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 New Method of Macarony Making, as practised at Boston. This print shows the British perspective on events in America. It condemns the violent defiance of law and order, such as the tarring and feathering of John Malcolm, the Commissioner of Customs at B
12 October 1774
National Maritime Museum
A plan of the operations of the King's army under the command of General Sr William Howe KB in New York and east New Jersey,against the American forces commanded by General Washington, from the 12th of October to the 28th of November 1776. Wherein is
1777
National Maritime Museum
Arrival of Their Sicilian Majesties at Naples, 12 October 1785. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies comprised Naples and the island of Sicily. Under King Ferdinand IV and Queen Maria-Carolina it proved a valuable foothold for British Mediterranean operations
1787
National Maritime Museum
Attack of St Marcou (Extracts from Lieut Price's Letter dated St Marcou May 7 1798) from the London Gazette May 12. The Stationers - Almanack for 1799. Text in English below title.
12 Oct 1798
National Maritime Museum
Ireland (off) 12 Oct 1798. The Anson (Capt Durham) in action with five French frigates under the command of Commodore Bompart. Warren's Action. original art: drawing
1798
National Maritime Museum
Sir John Warren's action off Ireland, the Anson (Capt Durham) engaging five French frigates under Commodore Bompart, Oct 12, 1798. original art: drawing
1798
National Maritime Museum
Warren's Action - Ireland (off) 12 Oct 1798. The Anson (Capt Durham) engaging five French frigates under the command of Commodore Bompart. original art: drawing
1798
National Maritime Museum
Statira (1807). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing the plan and elevation of the iron tiller as fitted to the rudder head to work over the transom abaft the rudder for Statira (1807), a 38-gun Fifth Rate Frigate. Signed Nicholas Diddams [Master Shipwright, Ports
12 October 1807
National Maritime Museum
Pictural Plan of the grand Expedition, in the West Scheldt, Augt 1809; shewing the difficulty of approach to Antwerp. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
12 Oct 1809
National Maritime Museum
Hindostan (1841). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Hindostan (1841), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker, to be built at Plymouth Dockyard.
Signed by Henery Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822], Jo
12 October 1820
National Maritime Museum
Indus (1839). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Indus (1839), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The plan includes alterations made in green and red ink dated February 1824.
Signed by Joseph Tucker
12 October 1820
National Maritime Museum
President (1829). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with alterations to the stern, and longitudinal half-breadth for President (1829), a 52-gun Fourth Rate, large Frigate.
12 October 1820
National Maritime Museum
Snake (1832); Serpent (1832); Racer (1833); Wanderer (1835); Harlequin (18236); Ringdove (1833); Wolverine (1836); Sappho (1837); Lily (1837). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with midship framing, and longitudinal, half-breadth propo
12 October 1831
National Maritime Museum
'Corfu, Octr. 12th 1857' [Greece]. No. 24 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The eleventh of a series of drawings of the Mediterranean fleet's summer cr
12 October 1857
National Maritime Museum