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!
Unnamed Buss (1752). Scale: 1:48. A contemporary copy of a plan showing the body plan, annotated deck plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for an unnamed Buss, for the Society of the Free British Fishery.
Original signe
28 January 1752
National Maritime Museum
Annotated sketches of the stern, bow and figurehead of the Indiaman Houghton with inscription (on reverse). Bound with PAE9592-PAE9660, PAE9662-PAE9665.; Medium includes graphite.; Page 67.
28 Jan 1779
National Maritime Museum
The Magnificent Funeral Car Built for the sole purpose of Conveying the Remains of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson to St Pauls Cathedral, for Interment, on Thursday the 9th of Jany. 1806. Print showing 'The Magnificent Funeral Car Built for the sol
28 Jan 1806
National Maritime Museum
Things as they were, 1757. Things as they are, 1827 (caricature). Hand-coloured.
28 Jan 1827
National Maritime Museum
Beaufort Island and Mount Erebus. Discovered 28 Jan 1841. Medium includes bodycolour and graphite.
1841
National Maritime Museum
Two panoramic views of Mount Terror and Mount Erebus seen at 10-40 then at 1-40pm, '28 Jany: 1841 - Lat at Noon - 76o 58' S By obsn.' (on reverse and continued onto next page). Bound with PAE9965-PAE9977, PAE9979-PAE9984.
28 Jan 1841
National Maritime Museum