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!
'View of the harbour of Sangvonoodha, in the island Unalashka N W coast of America Monday 29 June 1778 at anchor S W'. Inscribed, as title; signed by the artist and dated. Unalaska is one of the chain of Aleutian Islands stretching west from sou
1778
National Maritime Museum
Embarkation of Napoleon Bounaparte from St. Raphael for the Island of Elba. Mounted with PAD5927.
29 Jun 1816
National Maritime Museum
Studies of the yacht 'Hussar', Southampton River, 1826. No. 6 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)
Drawing inscribed in the upper left 'Hussar/Yacht/ Southampton river/june29th 1826.'
In 1828 Schetky exhibited at the Royal Academy the work
29 June 1826
National Maritime Museum
Sketch of the bow of HMS Eurydice portside view June 29th 1843. Stored with PAH4369-PAH4393, PAH4395-PAH4406.
29 Jun 1843
National Maritime Museum
Sketch of the bow of HMS Eurydice starboard view June 30th 1843. Stored with PAH4369-PAH4394, PAH4396-PAH4406.
29 Jun 1843
National Maritime Museum