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!
'A Marine & Seaman fishing off the Anchor on board the Pallas in Senegal Road, Jany 75' [Bray album]. No. 38 of 74 (PAJ1976 - PAJ2049)
Titled, dated and signed at the bottom, on the backing paper 'AVprGB' (to the life by Gabriel B
29 -30 January 1775
National Maritime Museum
Unnamed 56ft single-masted Sloops (Circa 1776). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth, upper deck, and fore & aft platforms for building two 56ft single-masted Armed Sloops on Lake Champla
30 January 1776
National Maritime Museum
Captn Thos Forrest. Aetat 50 Midn in the Navy in 1745. Technique includes etching.
30 Jan 1779
National Maritime Museum
The True Briton East Indiaman sailing from the Outward bound East India Dock.... Hand-coloured.
30 Jan 1807
National Maritime Museum
Her Majesty's Gun Boat Cracker passing the Kinburn Batteries, October 15th 1855. Print
30 Jan 1856
National Maritime Museum
'Shetaal 30 Jany. 1867 (271)'. This sketch of the Nile by Edward Lear was taken on 30 January 1867 during the artist’s third visit to Egypt. It shows a traditional Egyptian cargo vessel crowded with a large number of people sailing along t
30 January 1867
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (1871). Scale 1:48 Plan of the superstructure deck for the turret battleship HMS Devastation (1871), as fitted following her rebuild between 1890-92. This included new guns (10 inch breech-loaders), boilers, engines, and steering gear. Plan
30 January 1894
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (1871). Scale 1:48 Plan showing sections for the turret battleship HMS Devastation (1871), as fitted following her rebuild between 1890-92. This included new guns (10 inch breech-loaders), boilers, engines, and steering gear. Sections at fra
30 January 1894
National Maritime Museum