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!
'Elizabeth' (1706). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, basic longitudinal half-breadth for 'Elizabeth' (1706), a 70-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
1720
National Maritime Museum
. Tankard with the arms of Gough impaling Hynde. Henry Gough (1681-1751) married Elizabeth Hynde in in 1719. He had commanded the Indiaman 'Streatham' and became one of the directors of the East India Company. The tankard is Chinese export porce
circa 1720
National Maritime Museum
. The backstaff is made from a lignum vitae frame with boxwood arcs and crossbar, and brass rivets. There is an inlaid boxwood plate on the main strut. The staff also has a boxwood horizon vane and shadow vane. Decorative fleurs-de-lis are stamped in var
1720
National Maritime Museum
Carte particuliere des costes de l'Afrique qui comprend le Pays de Cafres &c. Levee par ordre express des roys de Portugal sous qui on en a fait la decouverte.. Single sheet. Engr. Medium: On modern backing sheet. Scale: [ca. 1:3 000 000]. Cartog
1720
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the opening up of wealthy mines in Louisiana as proposed by Law the banker. Counter commemorating the opening up of wealthy mines in Louisiana as proposed by John Law (1671-1729) the banker. Obverse: Youthful bust of King Louis XV (r
1720
National Maritime Museum
Designs for the east wall. Designs for the east side of the Upper Hall: south side of arch [Painted Hall, Greenwich]
This design comprises two small sketches within drawn ink borders for the grisaille paintings which flank the Upper Hall arch: Salus Publ
1720
National Maritime Museum
Diamond (1723). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans, sheer lined with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with lower deck and platform details, for Diamond (1723), a 1719 Establishment 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker. She was the replacemen
Circa October 1720
National Maritime Museum
Elevation of the north wall. The Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital (Old Royal Naval College): sketch for George I landing at Greenwich on the north wall, Upper Hall
This sketch provides further evidence both of Thornhill's mastery of pen and wash and
1720
National Maritime Museum
Falkland (1720); Warship; Fourth rate; 50 guns. Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull block model of the Falkland (1720) a 50 gun two-decker third-rate ship of the line. The model is made of wood in the bread-and-butter fashion and painted white below th
1720
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Louisburg founded and fortified, 1720. Medal commemorating Louisburg founded and fortified, 1720. Obverse: Youthful bust of King Louis XV in a long wig, laureate, and armour, draped (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XV. D. G. FRAN. ET.
1720
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the arrival of Emperor Charles VI at Palermo, 1720. Medal commemorating the arrival of Emperor Charles VI at Palermo, 1720. Obverse: Head of the Emperor Charles VI in a long wig, laureate (right). Legend: 'CAROLO VI IMP . HIS . S
1720
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the capture of four Swedish frigates, 1720. Medal commemorating the capture of four Swedish frigates, 1720. Obverse: Bust of Czar Peter I, laureate, in armour, draped (right), fur-lined cloak embroidered with double-headed eagles over
1720
National Maritime Museum
Prince George (1723), Namure (1729). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Prince George' (1723) and 'Namure' (1729) both 1719 Establishment 90-gun, Second Rate, three-deckers.
April 1720
National Maritime Museum
Superb (captured 1710). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Superb (captured 1710), a captured French Fourth Rate, as taken off at Woolwich Dockyard prior too undergoing her 'Gr
Circa April 1720
National Maritime Museum
Swedish plate money square. Plate money. Roughly square copper plate. Stamped 'FRS 1720', '2 DALER SILF MYNT'. Cancelled Swedish copper being exported as bullion. From the wreck of an unidentified merchantman circa 1780-1815, found in
1720
National Maritime Museum
Swedish plate money square. Plate money. Roughly square copper plate. Stamped with Royal Monogram '1720', '2 DALER SILF MYNT'. Cancelled Swedish copper being exported as bullion. From the wreck of an unidentified merchantman circa 1780
1720
National Maritime Museum