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!
Formidable (1777). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some decoration detail, and longitudinal half-breadth, proposed (and approved) for 'Formidable' (1777), a 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker, to be built at Chatham Dockya
16 September 1768
National Maritime Museum
The Sea Engagement fought July 27th 1778 between the British Fleet Commanded by Admiral Keppel, and the French Fleet... This engagement happened between Ushant and Scilly Islands (plan). Print
16 Sep 1778
National Maritime Museum
75ft Schooner-rigged Gun Vessel (fl. 1795). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the inboard profile, starboard half of the aft platform, plan view of the two sliding keels, and section through the foremost keel of a 75ft Schooner-rigged Gun Vessel (fl. 1795), as
16 September 1795
National Maritime Museum
(Recto) HMS Frigate 'Phaeton', 1822; (Verso) HMS 'Active'. No. 27 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)
(Recto) Drawing insribed in the upper right 'Monday Sepr 16 – 1822 -/ H.M. Frigate Phaeton -', with an indistinct inscription
16 September 1822
National Maritime Museum
'Champion' just about to be towed out of Portsmouth Harbour by steamer, 1824. No. 20 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)
Darwing inscribed in the upper left 'Champion just about to be tow’d out of Portsmouth harbour by steamer - ', and in
16 September 1824
National Maritime Museum
A crane at Bankside, 16 Sep 1826, and a man sitting on a baulk of timber. Timber trade was one of the important trades of the London Docks. Timber for a long time was imported from America, Norway and the Baltic States. By 1890 timber was no longer being
16 Sep 1826
National Maritime Museum
Mr Rust, editor & renovator of the "Pacific Star", and his brother, Dr Rust, outside a saloon in Sacramento City [California], September 1851. No. 59 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page belo
16 September 1851
National Maritime Museum
St Mark's Square Venice. Dated 16 Sept. 1851. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings resulted from all his travels
16 September 1851
National Maritime Museum
The Puritan and Genesta on the Homestretch. In their Second and Final International Race for the America's Cup Sept 16th 1885. Won by the Puritan. Print
1885
National Maritime Museum