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!
Representation of the Distressed Situation of His majesty's Ship Ulysses.... when Dismasted in the Hurricane August 1st 1781, and narrowly escaped being Wrecked on the South side of Jamaica. Print
30 Apr 1784
National Maritime Museum
Representation of the distressed situation of his Majesty's Ships Hector and Bristol when dismasted in the Great Hurricane, Oct 6th 1780.... the Hector's Guns were thrown overboard to prevent the ship foundering. Print
30 Apr 1784
National Maritime Museum
Representation of the Distressed Situation of His Majesty's Ships Ruby, Hector, Berwick and Bristol when Dismasted in the Great Hurricane October 6th 1780. Print
30 Apr 1784
National Maritime Museum
Representation of the unfortunate Loss of His Majesty's Ship Stirling Castle... after having been dismasted in the Great Hurricane Octr 6th 1780.... was wrecked near the Silver Keys, off the NE end of Island Hispaniola. Print
30 Apr 1784
National Maritime Museum
To Sir Peter Parker Bart.... Pomona and Ulysses when dismasted in the Great Hurricane Oct 6th 1780 in the Mona Passage. Print
30 Apr 1784
National Maritime Museum
To Sir Peter Parker... This Representation of the distressed situation of his Majesty's Ship Egmont... when dismasted in the Great Hurricane, Oct 6th, 1780 near the Island St Lucia... by... Willm Elliott. Print
30 Apr 1784
National Maritime Museum