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!
Celestial table globe. Celestial table globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe, Hondius and Veen GLB0121. Astronomical details on the sphere include a labelled magnitude table above the title cartouche. The Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds ar
1613
National Maritime Museum
Charagma Peluium sive cymbalorum. Three men with musical instruments, seated in a shelter. Attached to PAG7888.; Text in Latin below image.; Plate XXX.
1613
National Maritime Museum
Chorea seu Tripudium iavanorum. Music and dancing by the natives of Madagascar. Attached to PAG7889.; Text in Latin below image.; Plate XXIX.
1613
National Maritime Museum
Milites in Bantam Gregarii cum suis. Soldiers with shields and spears and a firearm. Text in Latin below image.; Plate XX.
1613
National Maritime Museum
Rotterdam. An etching of Rotterdam viewed from the sea. There is one large sailing ship and two smaller vessels in the foregound. The arms of the city of Rotterdam are included to the upper right of the image. The title 'Rotterdam' appears in th
Early 17th century
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the celestial globe, Hondius and Veen GLB0122. Geographical details on the sphere include loxodromes for 32 compass points. There is a hypothetical southern continent, which is labelle
Gores produced: 1613; Plates altered: after 1620
National Maritime Museum