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!
Goodwill (1810). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile, and deck plan forward of the mast illustrating the store rooms and platform for Goodwill (1810), a sailing Lighter for Chatham as fitted at Sheerness Dockyard.
Signed by George Parkin [Ma
26 September 1810
National Maritime Museum
Chain Pumps proposed for H M Ships (1820). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the profile, plan and section to illustrate the method of working the chain pumps on H M Ships using the Capstan, as proposed by Mr. Edwards.
Signed by John Edye [Assistant to Survey
26 September 1820
National Maritime Museum
Barracouta (1820). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing the elevation, plan, and section for the cap; and the plan, elevation and section for the main and fore tops for Barracouta (1820), a 10 gun Brig/Brig/sloop as fitted as a barque-rigged Packet at Woolwich Dock
26 September 1829
National Maritime Museum
Barracouta (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile with waterline for Barracouta (1820), a 10-gun Brig/Brig Sloop as fitted as a barque-rigged Packet at Woolwich Dockyard in 1829.
Signed by Oliver Lang [Master Shipwright, Woolwich Dockyard
26 september 1829
National Maritime Museum
Barracouta (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Barracouta (1820), a 10 gun Brig/Brig Sloop, as fitted as a barque-rigged Packet at Woolwich Dockyard in 1829.
Signed by Oliver Lang [Master Shipwright, Woolwich Dockyard, 1826-1836].
26 September 1829
National Maritime Museum
Barracouta (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plans showing the lower deck with elevations for Barracouta (1820), a 10 gun Brig/Brig Sloop, as fitted as a barque-rigged Packet at Woolwich Dockyard in 1829.
Signed by Oliver Lang [Master Shipwright, Woolwich Dockyard
26 September 1829
National Maritime Museum
An unidentifed naval officer(?) standing by the belaying pin rail on the port side of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842).. A paper calotype negative. A head-to-shin portrait photograph of an unidentified naval officer(?) leaning on a belaying pin
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Part of the starboard side of the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A paper calotype negative. A view from the port side of the main mast on the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking forward and to star
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Part of the starboard side of the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A whole plate size varnished salted paper print. A view from the port side of the main mast on the quarterdeck of the 80-gun Second Rate three-decker HMS Superb (
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Port side view looking forward along the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A quarter plate size salted paper print. A view from aft of the main mast on the port side of the quarterdeck looking forward on the 80-gun Second Rate, th
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Port side view looking forward along the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A wax paper calotype negative. A view from aft of the main mast on the port side of the quarterdeck looking forward on the 80-gun Second Rate, three-decker
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Portrait of a Naval Officer on the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A whole plate size salted paper print. A view along the starboard side of quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking forward towards the wa
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
The quarterdeck and poop deck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842).. A paper calotype negative. A view from the port side of the quarterdeck on the 80-gun second rate three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking aft towards the wheel with the poop deck
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
The quarterdeck and poop deck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842).. A quarter size salted paper print. A view from the port side of the quarterdeck on the 80-gun second rate three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking aft towards the wheel with the p
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
'Double canoe off Moalu, Feejee Islands, Septr 26th 1849' [Fiji]. No. 27 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. This drawing is reproduced in Fanshawe's biography (
26 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Fort and village of Navarino [Pylos], Septr. 26th 1857' [Greece]. No. 22 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The ninth of a series of drawings of the Mediter
26 September 1857
National Maritime Museum