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!
. Standard wooden nocturnal except for following details:
For use with Little Bear only. Handle is pierced by semicircle and inverted tear-drop. Some decoration on the handle. The main disc is rather warped. Reverse only has a 16 point compass rose with p
1693
National Maritime Museum
Carte generale des costes de l'Europe sur l'Ocean comprises depuis Dronthem en Norvege jusques au Destroit de Gibraltar. Single sheet. Engraving coloured in outline. Scale: [circa 1:7,500,000]. Border graduated for latitude and longitude with t
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National Maritime Museum
Carte particuliere des costes de l'Afrique qui comprehend le Royaume de Cacheo le Province de Gelofo etc levee par ordre expres des Roys de Portugal sous qui ou en a fait la decouverte a Amsterdam chez Pierre Mortier Libraire…. Scale: circa 1:
National Maritime Museum
Carte particuliere des costes meridionales d'Angleterre qui comprend l'Isle de Wicht, et le havre de Porsmouth, avec les autres isles, bancs, et costes qui sont entre le havre de Chichester et ce luy de la Pole. Levee et gravee par ordre du Roy
1693
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the second capture of Rosas, 1693. Counter commemorating the second capture of Rosas, 1693. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig, high on the forehead (right). Legend: 'LVDOVICUS MAGNVS REX' Reverse: A flower and t
1693
National Maritime Museum
Falmouth. To Sir Peter Killegrew, Baronet, this map is dedicated and presented by Capt. Greenvile Collins. Hyd: to ye king.. Single sheet. Engr. Medium: On modern backing sheet. Scale: [ca. 1:44 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: Ungraduated. Soundings and sa
1693
National Maritime Museum
Kingsale Harbour. Single sheet. Engraving, laid on modern backing sheet. Scale [circa 1:17,000 (bar)]. Bar scale in English miles. North is at 120 degrees. This is an ungraduated chart with a single compass radiate. Soundings and shoals are marked and th
1693
National Maritime Museum
La Carte IV. Carte Nouvelle des Costes de Bretagne depuis St Malo jusques a l'embaucheure de la Riviere de Loire... 1693. Hand-coloured.
1693
National Maritime Museum
Medal celebrating the entente cordiale. Medal commemorating the flourishing navy. Uniface. France armed with the trident, and crowned, driving Neptune's sea chariot (to left). Legend: 'SPLENDOR REI NAVALIS.' (The glory of the Navy.) Exergue
1905
National Maritime Museum
Medal celebrating the entente cordiale. Medal commemorating the flourishing navy. Uniface. France armed with the trident, and crowned, driving Neptune's sea chariot (to left). Legend: 'SPLENDOR REI NAVALIS.' (The glory of the Navy.) Exergue
1905
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the capture of Rosas, 1693. Medal commemorating the capture of Rosas, 1693. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Hercules (rig
1693
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Duke of Saxegotha's return home from England. Medal commemorating the Duke of Saxegotha's return home from England. Obverse: A hilly landscape, a fountain with a dolphin (left), a tree (right). Legend: 'TE NON PRAES
1693
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the flourishing Navy. Medal commemorating the flourishing navy. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: France, crowned, seated i
1693
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Smyrna fleet being attacked off Gibraltar, 1693. Medal commemorating the Smyrna fleet being attacked off Gibraltar, 1693. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNU
1693
National Maritime Museum
Naval reward medal. Naval reward medal. Obverse: Naval reward, 1692-93. Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: The king, seated in the stern of an antique ga
1693
National Maritime Museum
Plymouth. Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca. 1:26 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: Ungraduated. Soundings, shallows, rocks shown. Scale in miles. Contents Note: Dedication to Arthur, Earl of Torrington, Baron Herbert of Torbay, 1st Lord of the Admiralty. Title
1693
National Maritime Museum
[Canada] and Newfoundland taken by Capt. Cyprian Southake in the yeares 1689-1690-1691-1692 made anno 1693 by Augustine Fitzhugh. Single sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum, mounted on vellum backing. Cartographic Note: Border graduated for latitude. Rhumb lin
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National Maritime Museum