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!
..Piamonte…. Al molto…sigor Andrea de gli Orefici…Paulo Furlanij Essendomi uenuta occasione d'intagliare la descrittione del Piamonte…Venetia l'Anno MDLXVII. Map of Piedmont.
1567
National Maritime Museum
Brabantiae belgarum provinciae recens exactaque descriptio. Brabantiae Belgarum provinciae recens exactaque descriptio Michaelis Tramezini formis, ex Pontific max ac Veneti senatus in proximum decennium privelegio… Map of Brabant. Other issues of t
1567
National Maritime Museum
Cosmographia universalis et exactissima iuxta postremam neotericor traditionem [1]. Cosmographia uniuersalis et exactissima iuxta postremem neotericorum traditionem Venetijs ealendia Maij MDLXVII ad signum pyramidis. One of four sheets making up a world m
1567
National Maritime Museum
Cosmographia universalis et exactissima iuxta postremam neotericor traditionem [2]. Cosmographia uniuersalis et exactissima iuxta postremem neotericorum traditionem Venetijs ealendia Maij MDLXVII ad signum pyramidis. One of four sheets making up a world m
1567
National Maritime Museum
Cosmographia universalis et exactissima iuxta postremam neotericor traditionem [3]. Cosmographia uniuersalis et exactissima iuxta postremem neotericorum traditionem Venetijs ealendia Maij MDLXVII ad signum pyramidis. One of four sheets making up a world m
1567
National Maritime Museum
Cosmographia universalis et exactissima iuxta postremam neotericor traditionem [4]. Cosmographia uniuersalis et exactissima iuxta postremem neotericorum traditionem Venetijs ealendia Maij MDLXVII ad signum pyramidis. One of four sheets making up a world m
1567
National Maritime Museum
Helvetiam [1]. Illustri Comiti Io Baptistae Turrio da suo colendissimo Paulus de Forlanis Veronesis felicitated dicit Heluetiam illam regionem…tibi dicare…decrevi…Venetij MDLXVII. Map of Switzerland on two sheets.
1567
National Maritime Museum
Helvetiam [2]. Illustri Comiti Io Baptistae Turrio da suo colendissimo Paulus de Forlanis Veronesis felicitated dicit Heluetiam illam regionem…tibi dicare…decrevi…Venetij MDLXVII. Map of Switzerland on two sheets.
1567
National Maritime Museum
Hollandiae Batavorum veteris insulae et locorum adiacentium exacta descriptio. Hollandiae Batavor. Veteris insulae et locorum adiacentium exacta descriptio Michaelis Tramezini…Iac. Bossius Belga in ae incidebat. Map of the Dutch Netherlands. Other
1567
National Maritime Museum
Isola di S. Lorenzo; Gotlandia. Folio has two prints. 84v1: In questa isola visono Elefanti e boschi d'legni setin che hora si adimandano sandari iqnali sono Rosi DM.568 Opa di gaco. Gastalso p. Ferando Berteli exc. 84r2: Gotlandia, Ferando Bertelli.
1567; [n.d]
National Maritime Museum
Italia…. Map showing Italy and surrounding seas and islands. Includes fleets of ships sailing towards Sicily. Dedicated to Andrea Lippomani.
1567
National Maritime Museum