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!
The Brave Capt Tyrrel in the Buckingham of 66 Guns & 472 Men defeating the Florissant, Aigrette & Atlante, three French Ships of War, the 3rd of Novr 1758.... Hand-coloured.; Technique includes engraving.
28 Jul 1786
National Maritime Museum
The most Noble Marquis Cornwallis landing at Ostend in June, 1794. Print
28 Jul 1794
National Maritime Museum
View of the large Ship Columbus on the day of her launch ...[at Orleans, Quebec].... 28th of July 1824..... Hand-coloured and signed 'FW del' at the bottom. The full inscription reads: 'View of the large Ship Columbus on the day of her laun
1824
National Maritime Museum
'Buffalo' (1813). Scale: 1:96. A plan showing the poop and forecastle decks, upper deck, lower deck, and orlop deck with sections of bed spaces and dispensaries for 'Buffalo' (1813), a purchased East Indiaman, as fitted for an emigran
28 July 1836
National Maritime Museum
60ft Schooner (1847). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan with half stern board outline, midship section, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth for a 60ft Schooner, built at Bombay for the South Australian Government.
Signed
28 July 1847
National Maritime Museum
The Royal Navy. No 5. Paymaster. Cadet. Assistant Surgeon. (uniform). Hand-coloured. Depicts clothing, outerwear: uniform, assistant surgeon's [Royal navy] clothing, outerwear: uniform, cadet's [Royal navy] clothing, outerwear: uniform, paymast
28 Jul 1849
National Maritime Museum
The Royal Navy. No 6. Clerk. Second Master. A B Seaman. (uniform). Hand-coloured. Depicts clothing, outerwear: uniform, clerk's [Royal navy] clothing, outerwear: uniform, second master's [Royal navy]
28 Jul 1849
National Maritime Museum