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!
'Teresa', Slaver taken by HMS 'Pelorus' on the coast of Africa. Watercolour of the Spanish slaver 'Teresa' in port profile. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
1832
National Maritime Museum
'Torcello'. View of the island of Torcello (on the Venetian Lagoon) by James Charles Armytage after Clarkson Stanfield. It is a plate from Charles Heath's 'Picturesque Annual: Travelling Sketches in the North of Italy...'etc. (183
1832
National Maritime Museum
. Card- Clear mica and carries a narrow rim of green paper, graduated to 360 degs. A strip of green paper runs across card carrying makers name.
Needle- Flat bar type, 6.25" (15.9cm) long, with painted ends. A line is engraved along centre of upper
1832
National Maritime Museum
. Scale: Unknown. Model showing the arrangement of a filling frame and floor, with long and short heads (one side of the keel is now missing), as proposed by Mr J. Edye in 1832. The model has been made entirely of wood and stained and varnished a uniform
circa 1832
National Maritime Museum
. Scale: Unknown. Model showing the arrangement of two short first futtocks and floor to the sirmark head (sirmark head missing), as proposed by Mr J. Edye in 1832. The model has been made entirely of wood and the remaining three pieces have been stained
circa 1832
National Maritime Museum
. Solid half-basket hilted sword, which belonged to Captain John Park Sanders (died 1848). The hilt of the sword consists of a gilt solid half-basket guard with raised bars and the badge of the Honourable East India Company. There is a hinged flap on the
1832
National Maritime Museum
. The black leather scabbard has two gilt lockets with rings and chape. The lockets are ornamented with lines. The chape is a rather amateur replacement with the shoe extending to the reverse side only. The scabbard is in five pieces.
National Maritime Museum
Amphion (1846). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Amphion (1846), as originally ordered as a 36-gun Fifth Rate Frigate, prior to being re-designed and launched as a First Class screw Frigate. Note the internal bracing in the hold.
Inita
31 May 1832
National Maritime Museum
Andromache (1832). Scale 1:284. Plan showing the lower deck plan with platforms for Andromache (1832), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate, building at Pembroke Dockyard. Initialled R.S. [Robert Seppings] (Surveyor of the Navy) Annotation in top left: "Pembroke 25t
23rd April 1832
National Maritime Museum
Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the Inboard profile showing iron riders plan for Andromache (1832), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate vessel, building at Pembroke Dockyard. Initialled. R.S.[Robert Seppings] (Surveyor of the Navy). Annotation in top left: &
23 April 1832 [plan says 1823]
National Maritime Museum
Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the quarter deck and forecastle plan for Andromache (1832), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate vessel, building at Pembroke Dockyard. Initialled R.S. [Robert Seppings] (Surveyor of the Navy). Annotation in top left: "Pem
1832
National Maritime Museum
Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck plan for Andromache (1832), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate vessel, building at Pembroke Dockyard. Initialled R.S. [Robert Seppings] (Surveyor of the Navy) Annotation in top left: "Pembroke Yard 25th Ap
23rd April 1832
National Maritime Museum
Barque du Carmine. No.7 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.7.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7357, PAD7359-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Barques de Sorento No.4 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.4.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7354, PAD7356-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Barques de Sorento. No.11 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.11.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7361, PAD7363-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Bateau pecheur a Chiaja. No.9 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.9.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7359, PAD7361-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Bateau pecheur. No.15 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.15.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7365, PAD7367-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Bateaux a Chiaja. No.16 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.16.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7366, PAD7368-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Bateaux divers. No.1 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.1.; Bound with PAD7351, PAD7353-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Bateaux pecheurs. No.20 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.20.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7370, PAD7372-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Batimens marchands dans le port. No.6 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.6.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7356, PAD7358-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Bozone, bateau porte - pierres. No.13. Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.13.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7363, PAD7365-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Portsmouth Dockyard under the superintendence of Vice Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm K.C.B. (died 1838).
Signed by John
23 April 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48.Plan showing the upper deck plan for Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, building at Sheerness Dockyard and Pembroke Dockyard respectively.
March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showin the quarter deck and forecastle for Calliope (1837), Vestal (1831 cancelled), Andromache (1832), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops.This plan shows the original layout, prior to alterations for Calliope (
March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile plan illustrating the use of iron knees and ides ( some later omitted ) for Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, building at Sheerness Dockyard and
March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck plan with fore and aft platforms for Calliope (1837), Andromache (1832), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, building at Sheerness Dockyard and Pembroke Dockyard respectively. Annotation i
March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837). Scale 1:48. Plan showing he lower deck plan with fore and aft platforms for Calliope (1837),a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloop, building at Sheerness Dockyard. This is a copy of ZAZ3219. Initialled by R.Seppings (Surveyors of the Navy)
19 March 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the Inboard profile plan illustrating the use of iron knees and ides for Calliope (1837), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloop, building at Sheerness Dockyard.This plan is an altered copy of ZAZ3217 sent to Sheerness Dockya
23 May 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the quarter deck and forecastle for Calliope (1837), 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, as modified in 1937 to represent her as fitted. The original fittings have been erased. Initialled R. Seppings (Surveyor of the Navy)
23 May 1832
National Maritime Museum
Calliope (1837). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck plan for Calliope (1837), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloop building at Sheerness Dockyard. Initialled R.Seppings (Surveyor of the Navy)
23 May 1832
National Maritime Museum
Canoniere ou Lanzone. No.8 Etudes de Batimens. Plate No.8.; Bound with PAD7351-PAD7358, PAD7360-PAD7375.
1832
National Maritime Museum
Captain William Locker, plate to Locker's Naval Commanders, 1832, before lettered impression. Technique includes stipple engraving. Original plate (?) from E. H. Locker's 'Memoirs of Celebrated Naval Commanders..., published in four parts s
1832
National Maritime Museum
Captn. G.W. Manby, F.R.S. [George William Manby] Author of the plan for the preservation of Shipwrecked Mariners also for rescuing persons from the Flames, and for saving those, who break through the Ice. Print. George William Manby was a militia captain
1832
National Maritime Museum