This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I created several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers (see full list below). 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
Current totals by data source
Current totals by date accuracy
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Europeana
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum - 22336 items; Sjöhistoriska museet - 11809 items; Bohusläns museum - 7936 items; Vänersborgs museum - 7561 items; Kulturarv Västernorrland - 4090 items; Rijksmuseum - 3241 items; Tekniska museet - 2444 items; Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden - 2317 items; Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum - 2007 items; Miliseum - 1287 items; Örebro läns museum - 1254 items; Flygvapenmuseum - 1058 items; ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen - 1042 items; Marinmuseum - 735 items; Skansen - 629 items; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library - 579 items; Riksantikvarieämbetet - 381 items; Stiftelsen Nordiska museet - 288 items; Historisch Museum Ede - 254 items; Stedelijk Museum Zutphen - 221 items; Ajuntament de Girona - 106 items; CODA Museum - 103 items; INP - National Heritage Institute, Bucharest - 103 items; Upplandsmuseet - 102 items; The Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland - 95 items; Aaltense Musea - 58 items; Stadsmuseum Harderwijk - 56 items; Sundsvalls museum - 50 items; National library of Montenegro "Đurđe Crnojević" - 44 items; Länsmuseet Gävleborg - 37 items; Nederlands Openluchtmuseum - 31 items; Vasamuseet - 28 items; Images of Old Cluj - 27 items; Nederlands Tegelmuseum - 20 items; Postmuseum - 18 items; Δήμος Τρίπολης - 11 items; Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem - 9 items; Cluj County Library - 9 items; Slovak National Library - 8 items; Csorba Győző Könyvtár - Pécs - 7 items; Stadskasteel Zaltbommel - 7 items; Stichting Liemers Museum - 6 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus - 4 items; Žemaičių muziejus „Alka“ / Samogitian Museum "Alka" - 3 items; Deventer Musea - 3 items; NOC*NSF - 3 items; Nationalmuseum, Sweden - 2 items; Wikimedia Commons Community - 2 items; Lietuvos švietimo istorijos muziejus / Museum of Lithuanian Education History - 2 items; Rippl-Rónai Megyei Hatókörű Városi Múzeum - Kaposvár - 2 items; Museum Elburg - 1 items; National Library of Bulgaria - 1 items; Horniman Museum and Gardens - 1 items; jNederlands Openluchtmuseum - 1 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus / Lithuanian Art Museum - 1 items; Kauno IX forto muziejus / Kaunas 9th Fort Museum - 1 items; A. Baranausko ir A. Vienuolio-Žukausko memorialinis muziejus / Antanas Baranauskas and Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas Memorial Museum - 1 items; Slot Loevestein - 1 items; Museon - 1 items
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Flickr Commons
The U.S. National Archives - 1730 items; The Library of Congress - 1093 items; SMU Libraries Digital Collections - 1038 items; State Library and Archives of Florida - 912 items; State Library of Queensland, Australia - 891 items; Cornell University Library - 840 items; bibliothequedetoulouse - 821 items; Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons - 567 items; Swedish National Heritage Board - 559 items; National Library of Ireland on The Commons - 494 items; State Library of New South Wales collection - 402 items; Vestfoldmuseene | Vestfold Museums - 385 items; MissouriStateArchives - 371 items; National Library of Australia Commons - 295 items; NASA on The Commons - 262 items; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums - 249 items; National Library of Norway - 229 items; Royal Australian Historical Society - 216 items; Deseronto Archives - 183 items; Provincial Archives of Alberta - 177 items; Powerhouse Museum Collection - 170 items; UW Digital Collections - 123 items; National Library NZ on The Commons - 123 items; UA Archives | Upper Arlington History - 114 items; National Library of Scotland - 105 items; Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest - 89 items; Australian War Memorial collection - 88 items; Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons - 78 items; National Archives of Estonia - 67 items; Museum of Photographic Arts Collections - 64 items; Stockholm Transport Museum Commons - 61 items; Liberas / Liberaal Archief - 59 items; National Museum of Denmark - 55 items; Costică Acsinte Archive - 49 items; The Gallen-Kallela Museum - 46 items; Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle - 46 items; Museum of Hartlepool - 45 items; George Eastman Museum - 33 items; San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives - 32 items; The National Archives UK - 31 items; tyrrellhistoricallibrary - 29 items; Preus museum - 27 items; Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane - 21 items; OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons - 21 items; The Finnish Museum of Photography - 20 items; National Science and Media Museum - 17 items; Schlesinger Library, RIAS, Harvard University - 9 items; Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol - 7 items; Smithsonian Institution - 4 items; Getty Research Institute - 4 items; Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland - 4 items; The British Library - 2 items; Camden Public Library (Maine) - 2 items; Center for Jewish History, NYC - 1 items; Kalamazoo Public Library - 1 items; Aalto University Library and Archive Commons - 1 items;
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 website code and generated data is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please (subject to any restrictions as imposed by the content and toolset providers).
Medal commemorating Admiral General George Monk (1608-70): 1st Duke of Albemarle. Medal commemorating Admiral General George Monk (1608-1670): 1st Duke of Albemarle. Obverse: A badge; within a raised floral border on both sides, bust of Admiral Monk in a
1660
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Admiral General George Monk (1608-70): 1st Duke of Albemarle. Medal commemorating Admiral General George Monk (1608-1670): 1st Duke of Albemarle. Obverse: A badge; within a raised garland, a border of laurel on both sides, bust of Admi
1660
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Admiral General George Monk (1608-70): 1st Duke of Albemarle. Medal commemorating Admiral General George Monk (1608-1670): 1st Duke of Albemarle. Obverse: Bust of Monk, with long hair in armour, with ribbon of the Garter (right). Rever
1660
National Maritime Museum
Book of Shipping by R Ackermann, No.96 Strand. Technique includes etching.; Bound in paper covers with PAD7610, PAD7612-PAD7613.
1 Mar 1706
National Maritime Museum
Admiral James de Saumarez (1757-1836), 1st Baron de Saumarez. Over life-size marble statue showing the sitter bare-headed and facing forward but with his body turned slightly to his left, his left foot forward and raised on a loose coil of rope, the knee
1853
National Maritime Museum
Fragment of rope from the statue of Admiral James de Saumarez (1757-1836), 1st Baron de Saumarez. Fragment of rope from the statue of Admiral James de Saumarez (1757-1836), 1st Baron de Saumarez.
1853
National Maritime Museum
31ft Gunboat (1776). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the midship section, body plan, inboard profile, and deck plan for an 18-oared, 31ft Gunboat with a forward-mounted gun.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
1 March 1776
National Maritime Museum
37ft Gunboat (1776). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing midship section, body plan, inboard profile, and deck plan for a 14-oared, 37ft Gunboat with a forward-mounted gun.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
1 March 1776
National Maritime Museum
Captain, William Dampier. From an Original Picture in the British Museum. Print
1 Mar 1781
National Maritime Museum
Building of a Cutter, From an original Picture in the Possesion of Mr Newton. Print.
1 Mar 1783
National Maritime Museum
Building of a Cutter, From an Original Picture in the Possession of Mr Newton. Print
1 Mar 1783
National Maritime Museum
Chace of a Cutter, From an Original Picture in the Possession of Mr Newton. Print
1 Mar 1783
National Maritime Museum
Chace of a Cutter, From an Original Picture in the Possession of Mr Newton. Print
1 Mar 1783
National Maritime Museum
Chace of a cutter, From an original Picture in the Possession of Mr Newton. Print
1 Mar 1783
National Maritime Museum
The Honorable Saml Barrington Admiral of the Blue. Dedicated by permission to his Royal Highness The Duke of Clarence, By his Royal Highnesses most obedient & devoted Servt Ph. Jean. Print
1 Mar 1790
National Maritime Museum
The Honorable Saml Barrington. Admiral of the Blue. Dedicated by permission to his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence By his Royal Highnesses most obedient & devoted servt Ph. Jean. Print
1 Mar 1790
National Maritime Museum
Book of Shipping by R Ackermann, No.96 Strand. Technique includes etching.; Bound in paper covers with PAD7610-PAD7611, PAD7613.
1 Mar 1796
National Maritime Museum
Book of Shipping by R Ackermann, No.96 Strand. Technique includes etching.; Bound in paper covers with PAD7610-PAD7612.
1 Mar 1796
National Maritime Museum
Title page. A Book of Boats & other Vessels by J.T. Serres. Marine Painter to His Majesty & H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence. Sett 1st. Hand-coloured title plate to 'A Book of Boats & other Vessels by J.T. Serres. Marine Painter to His Majesty
Jan 1797
National Maritime Museum
Vera Effigies Praeclarissmi Viri Domin Thomae Smith Equitus Aurati Etc. Print
1 Mar 1797
National Maritime Museum
Captain Sir Edward Berry of the Vanguard. See PAD3437 for an complete copy with full lettering and notes.
1 Mar 1799
National Maritime Museum
Captn. Sir Edward Berry, of the Vanguard, Engraved by Ridley from an Original Miniature by Grimaldi. Print, from the 'European Magazine'. Berry was Nelson's flag-captain in the 'Vanguard' at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798.
1 Mar 1799
National Maritime Museum
Nelsonian Medal. Rear-Admiral Lord Nelson of the Nile. Europe's Hope and Britain's Glory. Almighty God has Blessed His Majesty's Arms. Victory of the Nile August. 1. 1798. Engraved (by Permission of Alexander Davison, Esq) for the Anti Jaco
1 Mar 1799
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich Hospital in the distance and the 'Augusta' royal yacht , 5 April 1795. The fuller text description of this illustration for the 'Naval Chronicle' is 'View of the River Thames, with Greenwich Hospital in [the] distance an
1 March 1800
National Maritime Museum
The Hoche in tow of the Doris. Vignette from the 'Naval Chronicle'. A stern view of both the Doris and the Hoche, both running before the wind towards a coastline. The captured French Le Hoche, although towed by the Doris, has her main sails hoi
1 March 1800
National Maritime Museum
View of Greenwich Hospital. Vignette from the 'Naval Chronicle', March 1800; for notes see PAD2198, another copy.
1 Mar 1800
National Maritime Museum
Captain William Locker. Print entitled 'Commodore Willm Locker', taken from the 'Naval Chronicle' biography of him following his death in 1800 while still in post as Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospital; from the oil by Stuart, sh
1 Mar 1801
National Maritime Museum
The Right Honble Lord Keith K B, Vice Admiral of the Red. Technique includes etching.
1 Mar 1801
National Maritime Museum
Commodore Edward Thompson. Engraved by Ridley from an Original Miniature Painting in the possession of Lady Popham. Print
1 Mar 1802
National Maritime Museum
Commodore Edward Thompson. Engraved by Ridley from an Original Miniature Painting in the possession of Lady Popham. Print
1 Mar 1802
National Maritime Museum
The Glorioso. Spanish Ship of war, mounting 70 guns, Taken by Captain Buckle in his Majesty's Ship the Russel. Vol III page 111. The engraving is from John Charnock's 'History of Marine Architecture' (London, 1802), Vol. III, p. 111. I
1 Mar 1802
National Maritime Museum
The Isis late the Diamant of 56 Guns, captured from the French 1747. Vol II page 116. Print
1 Mar 1802
National Maritime Museum
Merton Place in Surry, the Seat of Admiral Lord Nelson. Technique includes engraving.; Pl.55.
1 Mar 1804
National Maritime Museum
The Admiralty and Horse Guards, Westminster. Today, the changing of the horse guards is a ceremony that takes place daily at Horse Guards Parade Whitehall. It consists of the 'new' guards replacing the 'old' guards on duty and is a maj
1 Mar 1805
National Maritime Museum
The Disabled situation of the Guillaume Tel of 84 Guns... as she appeared at Daylight on the 30th March 1800, after having been Engaged by His Majesty's Ship Penelope... the Stromboli Brig, Lion & Foudroyant coming up, by the two latter of which
1 Mar 1805
National Maritime Museum
A correct representation of the Funeral Barge which conveyed the Body of the late Lord Nelson from Greenwich to Whitehall Jany 8 1806. The royal barge of King Charles II, lent for the funeral by King George III. The barge was preserved as a Nelson relic a
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
A Correct Representation of the Funeral Barge which conveyed the Body of the Late Lord Nelson from Greenwich to Whitehall Jany. 8th. 1806.. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting Nelson's funeral barge, shown on the Thames, flying the Royal Stan
1 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
Battle of Trafalgar, Rear Division...attack on the combined Fleets of France & Spain by the British Fleets under the command of the Illustrious Lord Nelson.... Hand-coloured.
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
Lord Nelson's Funeral Procession by Water from Greenwich Hospital to White-Hall, Jany 8th 1806. Hand-coloured. A hand-coloured print illustrating the procession of Lord Admiral Nelson's funeral on 8 January 1806. This view was taken from Banksid
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
Lord Nelson's Funeral Procession by Water from Greenwich Hospital to White-Hall, Jany 8th 1806. Stored in mount with PAH7326.; Hand-coloured.
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
Lord Nelson's villa At Merton. For Dr Hughson's Description of London. Technique includes engraving.
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Funeral Ceremony of Lord Nelson, in St Paul's Cathedral, 9th of Jany 1806. The funeral ceremony of Nelson in St. Paul's Cathedral at the moment when Sir Isaac Heard, Garter Principal King at Arms, gave his oratation.
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
This Monumental Tribute of Respect to the Memory of Ad. Ld. NELSON, who in the moment of Victory gloriously fell fighting for his country is Dedicated to the Navy of Great Britain. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument surmounted by a pyr
1 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
Victory of Trafalgar, in the Van. This picture of the end of the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 shows Rear-Admiral Dumanoir in his flagship, the ‘Formidable’, in the right foreground, retreating from the scene of the battle; followed b
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
Mount Vernon, the Seat of the late President Washington. Technique includes aquatint and roulette work.
1 Mar 1807
National Maritime Museum
View of the City and Port, of Philadelphia, on the Delaware, taken from Kensington. Technique includes aquatint.
1 Mar 1807
National Maritime Museum
A Prospective View of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich. Drawn by William Fabian, a Boy in the Royl Hosl School. Technique includes etching. Drawn by William Fabian, a boy in the Royal Hospital School. Cooke and Maule, the publishers, were two of
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Affair of Teneriffe. Proof. This print represents an episode of the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, when Nelson having stepped ashore, was hit in the right arm by a musketball. Nelson lost his arm and the operation ended in failure, the British forces h
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Battle of the Nile. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4342, PAF4344-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Battle of Trafalgar. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4343, PAF4345-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Billingsgate Market. Plate 9. A lively scene at the old Billingsgate Market, with the ships in the dock in the background. The dock was the largest trading area in the port until the enclosed docks were built. General goods brought into the dock were sold
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Boarding the American. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4335, PAF4337-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Boarding the San Josef. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4339, PAF4341-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Boarding the San Nicolas. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4338, PAF4340-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Funeral. The Dean of St. Paul’s (centre) reads the final prayers watched by the Prince of Wales (right foreground in light coat) and members of Nelson’s family (right background). The service lasted some four hours and at the end the coffin wa
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Loss of his eye before Calvi ( Proof). Bound with PAF4334-PAF4337, PAF4339-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Pursuit of the bear (Nelson - Proof). Bound with PAF4334, PAF4336-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Pursuit of the Bear [by Midshipman Nelson]. Technique includes etching. An engraved version of the story of which the better known image is West's oil painting of 'Nelson and the bear' recording his attempt to kill a polar bear during Capta
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Storming a post at San Juan. Proof. Bound with PAF4334-PAF4336, PAF4338-PAF4347.
1 Mar 1808
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Lord Viscount Hood. From an original Picture by F Abbot, in the Possession of John McArthur, Esq. Drawn by W Evans, Engraved by C Picart. Print
1 Mar 1809
National Maritime Museum
John Earl of St Vincent. From the original Picture by Sir William Beechey, RA in his own possession. Drawn by W Evans, and engraved by A Cardon. Print
1 Mar 1809
National Maritime Museum
Royal Exchange, Looking South westward. London. For the Beauties of England & Wales EWB. No.40 - 2. Before the Royal Exchange building was built, Lombard Street was the traditional meeting place for merchants to conduct their business. Here, they met
1 Mar 1809
National Maritime Museum
The Cities of London & Westminster, accurately copied from the table of the Camera Obscura in the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. Stored with PAD2208, another copy. For all see notes on another copy, PAH2127.
This view of London and Westminster, dati
1 Mar 1809
National Maritime Museum
The Cities of London and Westminster accurately copied from the table of the Camera Obscura in the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. A panoramic view of which the title claims its derivation from the image projected by the original camera obscura in the tur
1 Mar 1809
National Maritime Museum
Sir Peter Parker Bart late Admiral of the Fleet. Engraved by T Blood from an Original Painting by permission of Valentine Green. Published as the Act directs for the European Magazine. As the Admiral of the Fleet, Parker was Chief Mourner at Nelson’
1 Mar 1812
National Maritime Museum
HMS Blenheim [John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough?]. Figurehead of HMS 'Blenheim', a 74-gun third rate warship built at Deptford Dockyard in 1813. The figurehead represents a male bust-length figure in military dress with a sash over the le
1813
National Maritime Museum
Naval Architecture. Perspective section of a third-rate Ship of War, built upon a novel Construction. Print
1 Mar 1813
National Maritime Museum
Dolphin (1781). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the inboard profile, spar deck, upper deck, lower deck, and orlop deck of the Dolphin (1814), a 50-gun Fifth Rate, as converted to a Storeship.
Signed by William Stone [Master Shipwright, Deptford Dockyard, 181
1 March 1814
National Maritime Museum