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).
A view of Bastia. Vignette from the 'Naval Chronicle'; Stored in mount with PAD5979.
1 Jul 1799
National Maritime Museum
The Four Victorious British Admirals. Right Honourable Richd Earl Howe. Right Honourable Lord Visct Duncan. Right Honourable John Earl St Vincent. Right Honourable Lord Nelson. Hand-coloured.
8 Jul 1799
National Maritime Museum
Archibald Dalzel Esqr. Governor of Cape Coast Castle & its dependencies, on the coast of Africa. A print depicting Archibald Dalzel, the governor or Cape Coast Castle.
Archibald Dalzel (1740–circa 1811) was born in Kirkliston in Scotland. He s
12 August 1799
National Maritime Museum
Landing of English troops at Calantsoog, North Holland, 27 August 1799. The Rotterdam artist Langendijk was a painter and etcher, but is now known chiefly for his drawings. The landing of Anglo-Russian forces on the Dutch coast near Den Helder commanded b
1799
National Maritime Museum
North Front of the Chapel and Hall of Greenwich Hospital. A framed and glazed print showing the north front of the Chapel and Hall of Greenwich Hospital. Plate 81 in 'A Picturesque Tour Through the Cities of London and Westminster, illustrated With t
2 Sept 1799
National Maritime Museum
Lisbon Harbour [with the Tower of Belem]. Vignette From the 'Naval Chronicle'
1 Sep 1799
National Maritime Museum
The Trinity House. In the 1790s the headquarters of the Corporation of Trinity House moved from Deptford to Trinity Square on Tower Hill. The foundation stone was laid by William Pitt, then Master of the Corporation. Designed by Samuel Wyatt, the building
2 Sep 1799
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Mitchell Vice Admiral of the Blue, Naval Commander... who took the Dutch Squadron in the Texel... 1799. Print
17 Sep 1799
National Maritime Museum
Portraits of five noble Admirals who have so gloriously distinguished themselves during the present War. Dedicated to the Jolly Tars of Old England. The Rt Honble Richd Earl Howe.... Earl St Vincent....Baron Nelson of the Nile....Lord Visct Duncan....Vice
18 Sep 1799
National Maritime Museum
'Happiness'. Print by Thomas Burke after John Francis Rigaud showing a seated allegorical figure of 'Happiness' holding a caduceus surrounded by putti.
Part of a series of four allegorical frescoes (Providence, Innocence, Wisdom and H
29 September 1799
National Maritime Museum
Field Marshall Count Alexander Suworow [Suvorov] Rymnikski Aetat 69 European Magazine. Technique includes etching.
1 Oct 1799
National Maritime Museum
No.10. The Fisherman's Hut (caricature). Print
A fisherman has brought his catch home and is enjoying smoking a pipe outside his small cottage. His wife and three children are keeping him company.
1 Oct 1799
National Maritime Museum
Winch apparatus for a Ballast Lighter (no date). Scale: 1:8. A plan showing the plan, elevation, and section for the winch[?] apparatus belonging to a ballast lighter (no date).
Signed by Thomas Pollard [Master Shipwright, Deptford Dockyard, 1795-1799
1 October 1799
National Maritime Museum
Engagement between his Majesty's Ship Brilliant of 28 Guns, Capt H Blackwood, & the l' Vertue & Regenue, French Frigates, of 38 & 36 Guns, off Santa Cruz, on the Coast of Barbary, the 26th of July 1798. Plate 110.
21 Oct 1799
National Maritime Museum
Engagement between His Majesty's Ship Brilliant... & the L' Vertue & Regenue French Frigates... off Santa Cruz, on the Coast of Barbary, the 26th of July 1798. Plate 110.
21 Oct 1799
National Maritime Museum
The Sailor and Banker, or The Firm in Danger (caricature). Hand-coloured.
28 Oct 1799
National Maritime Museum
Engagement between the English and Dutch Fleets, off the North Foreland, Sept 28 1652. Technique includes etching.
1 Nov 1799
National Maritime Museum
Ethalion (1802). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Ethalion (1802), a 36-gun Fifth Rate, Frigate to be built at Woolwich Dockyard. A copy was sent to Woolwich Dockyard on 8 May 1800.
16 November 1799
National Maritime Museum
Sir John Borlase Warren. B. & K.B. From the original picture by Mr Orme, in the British Naval & Military Gallery. Print
29 Nov 1799
National Maritime Museum
'Fame' (1805). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans, sheer lines, and logitudinal half-breadth for 'Fame' (1805), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, to be built at Deptford Dockyard.
Signed by John Henlsow [Surveyor of the Navy, 178
11 December 1799
National Maritime Museum
Jamaica (1798) [ex French, Percante (1795)]. Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half breadth for Jamaica (1798) [ex Percante (1795)], a captured French Sixth Rate, as taken off pr
15 December 1799
National Maritime Museum