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!
64ft Sailing Vessel (Lighter). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for building a sixty-four foot single-masted sailing vessel [lighter] for service in Plymouth Dockyard.
13 January 1794
National Maritime Museum
Destruction of Le Droits de L'Homme... Frigates in Hodierne Bay near Brest, with the Indefatigable... throwing up rockets... 13 Jan 1797. Coloured aquatint showing the wreck of Les Droits de L'Homme (1794), a French ship chased ashore by the Bri
Feb 1798
National Maritime Museum
An Exact Representation of the Grand Funeral Car which carried the Remains of Lord Nelson to St Pauls on Thursday January 9th 1806. An illustration of the funeral car which carried the coffin of Lord Nelson to St Paul's Cathedral. Underneath the pri
13 Jan 1806
National Maritime Museum
Lord Nelson's Coffin with description of the ornaments and devices thereon. The ornate state casket that surrounded Nelson’s plain pine coffin. It was decorated with gilded devices commemorating his life and career. Hand-coloured.; Key in Engli
13 Jan 1806
National Maritime Museum
Plan of the Platform and Disposition of the Bannerolls, Trophies, &c. around the Coffin, at the Funeral of the much lamented Lord Nelson, under the Dome of St Paul's Cathedral, on the 9th January 1806.. Technique includes aquatint.; Hand-coloured
13 Jan 1806
National Maritime Museum
Two unnamed 62ft Mooring Lighters (1807). Scale: 1:32. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and midship framing, and longitudinal half-breadth for two unnamed 62ft Mooring Lighters to be built at North Yarmouth by Mr John Preston,
13 January 1807
National Maritime Museum
Unnamed 152ft Sheer Hulk (fl.1812). Scale: 1:64. Body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for an unnamed 152ft Sheer Hulk at Chatham Dockyard (fl.1812).
Signed by Robert Seppings [Master Shipwright, Chatham Dockyard, 180
13 January 1812
National Maritime Museum
Alexander Emperor of All the Russias. Technique includes etching.
13 Jan 1815
National Maritime Museum
Cable compressor. No scale. A plan showing the cut away elevation and plan view from below deck of the upper chain compressor approved by the Board of Admiralty as the upper compressor for all His Majesty's Ships, but later not to be adopted until fu
January 1837
National Maritime Museum