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!
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere are the same as Greuter, GLB0082. There are compass roses, but no loxodromes are drawn. California is shown as a peninsular. In North America there are labels for 'F
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Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere show compass roses, but no loxodromes are drawn. California is a peninsular. In North America there are labels for 'FRETNUM DAVIS' and 'Nieu Nederland'
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William Lithgow, 1582-1645, Traveller. Woocut with letterpress. Portrait of the traveller William Lithgow; whole length, to the front, standing on a hill in a landscape, left hand on hip, right hand holding staff; in oriental dress including cape and larg
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[Adriatic Sea]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:2 600 000]. Cartographic Note: North at 349 degrees. Bound in an atlas of six charts, two by Sanches and four by Oliva.
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[Eastern Mediterranean]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:8 000 000]. Contents Note: Iconography: cities; Golgotha. Bound in an atlas of six charts, two by Sanches and four by Oliva.
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National Maritime Museum
[Greek Archipelago]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:4 000 000]. Bound in an atlas of six charts, two by Sanches and four by Oliva.
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National Maritime Museum