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!
Bireme, war galley flying a Portuguese? flag. Hand-coloured.; Plate 46 en 47.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the capture of St Thomas, 1599. Counter commemorating the capture of St Thomas, 1599. Obverse: The Argo on her mainsail, the word Jehovah in Hebrew. Legend: 'EN . ALTERA . QVAE . VEHAT . ARGO' (He another Argo which shall b
1599
National Maritime Museum
Linschoten's voyage to the East Indies, 1583-95. Portuguese land at Nicola in the Persian Gulf, 1586. Mounted with PAG7533.; Text in Latin below image.; Plate III.Box Title: Discovery. Benzoni to Schouten including Columbus and Raleigh.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Admiral Franck van der Does' successes, 1599. Medal commemorating Admiral Franck van der Does's successes, 1599. Obverse: Bust of Maurice, Prince of Orange, in a ruff, armour and cloak (right). Legend: 'MAVRITIVS . P
1599
National Maritime Museum
Native boats of Cochin and Goa. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.; Plate 58 en 59.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Petrus Manchossa Tribus... Execution and cannibalism. Text in Latin below image.; Plate I.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. Building a house and pulling boats on the ice. Mounted with PAG7267-PAG7268, PAG7270-PAG7275.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. Explorers attacking the walruses. Mounted with PAG7276, PAG7278-PAG7287.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. Explorers killing a bear, others firing at another. Mounted with PAG7267-PAG7272, PAG7274-PAG7275.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. Explorers warding off attacking bears with spears. Mounted with PAG7267-PAG7270, PAG7272-PAG7275.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. Map of Nova Zembla and Arte di Lappia. Mounted with PAG7277-PAG7287.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. Repairing a boat. Mounted with PAG7267-PAG7273, PAG7275.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. The explorers in the winter house. Mounted with PAG7267-PAG7269, PAG7271-PAG7275.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. The ship caught in the ice with explorers attacking approaching bears, others landing the boats. Mounted with PAG7268-PAG7275.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. The ship caught in the ice, explorers working with picks. Mounted with PAG7267-PAG7274.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. Three explorers warding off a bear with spears while others make camp. Mounted with PAG7267, PAG7269-PAG7275.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Willem Barents' voyage. Vessels sailing in a rough sea. Mounted with PAG7276-PAG7277, PAG7279-PAG7287.; Text in Latin on reverse.
1599
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the celestial globe, Blaeu GLB0101. Geographical details on the sphere include loxodromes for 32 compass points. The Strait of Ie Maire is labelled. A hypothetical southern continent i
Gores produced: 1599; Plates altered: after 1621
National Maritime Museum