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!
[Brazil and Central Atlantic]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1: 14 000 000 (lat)]. Contents Note: Iconography: one ship with a boat in tow. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The chart
[1550]
National Maritime Museum
[Caribbean and coasts of America]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:14 000 000 (lat)]. Cartographic Note: Latitude scale. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The charts all have decorati
[1550]
National Maritime Museum
[Greek Archipelago]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:1 600 000]. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The charts all have decorative scales and compass roses.
[1550]
National Maritime Museum
[Mediterranean]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:7 500 000]. Contents Note: Iconography: cities and flags; Golgotha. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The charts all have decorative s
[1550]
National Maritime Museum