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!
. This is a horary quadrant marked with Gunter scales. It is signed 'Richard Howd [Howard] fecit 1715'. Howard was a London instrument maker in the early 18th century. The reverse is blank and has therefore not been photographed.
Modified Gunter
1715
National Maritime Museum
A First-Rate. An unfinished composition closely relating to a painting of the 'Royal Sovereign' by Willem van de Velde the Younger (BHC3614), which is thought to commemorate an event at Spithead on 4 June 1702 when Prince George of Denmark dined
1715
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the Peace of Utrecht, 1713. Counter commemorating the Peace of Utrecht, 1713. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in armour and mantle. Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE BOURBON C . DE TOULO
1715
National Maritime Museum
Georgius D G Mag. Britannia Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun. et Lunen. Dux S.R.I. Arch. Thesau. et Princeps Elector &c. Inauguratus XX die Octobris 1714. Print
1715
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the capture of Stralsund, 1715. Medal commemorating the capture of Stralsund, 1715. Obverse: The heads of three kings within a triangle, their names inscribed on each base. Legend: 'HIER . SEHEN . DREY . FRIDRICHE . KAN . MAN'
1715
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the capture of Stralsund, 1715. Medal commemorating the capture of Stralsund, 1715. Obverse: The heads of three kings within a triangle, their names inscribed on each base. Legend: 'HIER . SEHEN . DREY . FRIDRICHE . KAN . MAN'
1715
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the escape of Charles XII from Stralsund, 1715. Medal commemorating the escape of Charles XII from Stralsund, 1715. Obverse: Head of Charles XII, hair tied with a ribbon at the neck. Legend: 'CAROLVS XII D. G. REX SVECIAE'.
1715
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the success of the Allies against Sweden, 1715. Medal commemorating the success of the allies against Sweden, 1715. Obverse: Three hands joined and three crowns within a triangle. Legend: 'FRIDRICORVM CONIVNCTIO TRIPLEX.' (T
1715
National Maritime Museum
Nicolaus De Largilliere in Regia Picturae Academia Professor. Technique includes etching.; Text in Latin and French below image.
1715
National Maritime Museum
Royal George (1715). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Royal George (1715), a 100-gun, First Rate, three-decker.
The Royal George was rebuilt from the Queen (1693) at Chatham D
1715
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the celestial globe, Price GLB0149. Geographical details on the sphere show California drawn as an island. The Dampier Strait is marked and the 'Chinese Wall' is depicted. Th
1715
National Maritime Museum
The Elevation of the Queens House to the Park at Greenwich Invented by Inigo Jones 1639. Print showing the south elevation of the Queen's House towards the Park (built 1616-circa 1638). This formed Plate 15 of Colen Campbell's seminal architect
1715
National Maritime Museum