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).
Resistance (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Resistance (1782), a 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker.
Circa May 1781
National Maritime Museum
Resistance (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Resistance (1782), a 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker, building at Limehouse by Mr Greaves.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
21 May 1781
National Maritime Museum
Resistance (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Resistance (1782), a 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker.
Circa May 1781
National Maritime Museum
Resistance (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Resistance (1782), a 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker.
Circa May 1781
National Maritime Museum
Resistance (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Resistance (1782), a 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker.
Circa May 1781
National Maritime Museum
River of St.Lawrence, from Chaudiere to Lake St. Francis, &c. Surveyed in pursuance of instructions and orders from the Right Honourable Lords of Trade to Samuel Holland Esqr. &c.. Six sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:130 000 (bar). Cartographic Not
1781
National Maritime Museum
Rotterdam (captured 1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with decoration detail, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Rotterdam (captured 1781), a captured Dutch Fourth Rate. Th
6 July 1781
National Maritime Museum
Rotterdam (captured 1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Rotterdam (captured 1781), a captured Dutch Fourth Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard prior
1781
National Maritime Museum
Sir Charles Hardy Knt.. Framed and glazed print showing a three-quarters length portrait of Sir Charles Hardy, from the painting by George Romney, published by Dickinson & Watson on 21 January 1781. The subject is standing with a sword in his right h
1781
National Maritime Museum
The environs of Fort Cumberland in the Bay of Fundy. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:3 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 296 degrees. Variation not shown, ungraduated. Bar scale in feet. Additional Places: New Brunswick. Contents Note: Shows for
1781
National Maritime Museum
The environs of Fort Cumberland in the Bay of Fundy. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:3 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 296 degrees. Variation not shown, ungraduated. Bar scale in feet. Additional Places: New Brunswick. Contents Note: Shows for
1781
National Maritime Museum
The environs of Fort Cumberland in the Bay of Fundy. There are two variants of this chart in the collection.
1781
National Maritime Museum
Tobacco box base. The base of a tobacco box that is made of lead. The inside of the base is discoloured and the paint is starting to peel off on the outside.
1781
National Maritime Museum
Tobacco box lid. A tobacco box lid that is made of lead. The underside of the lid is discoloured.
1781
National Maritime Museum
Trusty (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) proposed for Trusty (1782), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
19 August 1781
National Maritime Museum
Trusty (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile proposed for Trusty (1782), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
19 August 1781
National Maritime Museum
Trusty (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms proposed for Trusty (1782), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
19 August 1781
National Maritime Museum
Trusty (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle proposed for Trusty (1782), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
19 August 1781
National Maritime Museum
Trusty (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck proposed for Trusty (1782), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
19 August 1781
National Maritime Museum
View of the Ranger's House [Queen's House] ...and ...Greenwich. Framed engraving, entitled 'View of the Ranger's House in the Park and part of the town of Greenwich', with the same repeated alongside in French. It in fact shows th
1781
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to New England charts]. Single sheet. Letterpress then engraved. Dated 1781. Printed on Bates paper.
1781
National Maritime Museum
An actual survey of the coast from Arundel Haven in Sussex to St Aldans in Dorsetshire. This chart is bound in Sayer & Bennett's A Complete Channel Pilot, comprehending the English and French coasts, from the Thames Mouth to the Bay of Biscay, in
[1781]
National Maritime Museum
Engagement between the Flamborough & Biddeford & two French frigates near the Rock of Lisbon. Print
20 Jan 1781
National Maritime Museum
Capt Phileman Pownoll of his Majesty's Ship Apollo slain in Fight On the 15th of June 1780. Print
1 Feb 1781
National Maritime Museum
Myneer Nic Frogs Lamentation or Dutch Milk a fine Relish to English Sailors (caricature). Print
2 Feb 1781
National Maritime Museum
The Junto in a Bowl Dish (caricature). Text in English below image.
11 Feb 1781
National Maritime Museum
Captain, William Dampier. From an Original Picture in the British Museum. Print
1 Mar 1781
National Maritime Museum
The Gentleman Pedlers, or Menere Reviewing his Grand Fleet (caricature). Hand-coloured.
24 Mar 1781
National Maritime Museum
Engagement off Martinico between Admiral Rodney & Monsieur Guichen April 18: 1780. Print
28 Apr 1781
National Maritime Museum
A chart of the sound and channels from the Nore to Margate Road. This chart is bound in Sayer & Bennett's A Complete Channel Pilot, comprehending the English and French coasts, from the Thames Mouth to the Bay of Biscay, including the North Sea,
14 May 1781
National Maritime Museum
A new and accurate chart of the mouth of the Thames, and its entrances, viz: the Kings the Queens and South Channels &c from the Nore to Orford Ness and the North Foreland. Improved by James Grosvenor, Pilot.. This chart is bound in Sayer & Bennet
14 May 1781
National Maritime Museum
Jack Oakham throwing out a Signal for an Engagement (caricature). Hand-coloured.
24 May 1781
National Maritime Museum
Jack Oakham throwing out a Signal for an Engagement (caricature). Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.; No.1.
Bound in album PAG8512 with prints PAG8514-PAG8647; PAG8649- PAG8666.
24 May 1781
National Maritime Museum
An English sloop engaging a Dutch Man of war (caricature). Plate No.455.
4 Jun 1781
National Maritime Museum
'Prothee' (1780). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration and name, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Prothee' (1780), a captured French Third Rate, as fitted
12 June 1781
National Maritime Museum
Albermarle (1781) - ex French Menagere (1776). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the quarter deck and forecastle for Albermarle (1781), a captured French Frigate, prior to being fitted as a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate.
July 1781
National Maritime Museum
Albermarle (1781) - ex French Menagere (1776). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck plan for Albermarle (1781), a captured French Frigate, prior to being fitted as a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate.
July 1781
National Maritime Museum
Albermarle (1781) - ex French Menagere? (1776). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the fore & aft platforms plan for Albermarle (1781), a captured French Frigate, prior to being fitted as a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate.
July 1781
National Maritime Museum
Albermarle (1781) - ex French Menagere? (1776). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck plan for Albermarle (1781) a captured French Frigate, as taken off at Portsmouth Dockyard, prior to being fitted as a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate.
July 1781
National Maritime Museum
Cambridge (1755). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the stern board outline, outboard profile from the upper side of the main deck for the Cambidge (1755), an 80-gun Third Rate, three decker. The illustrates the proposed and fitted alterations to remove the round
13 July 1781
National Maritime Museum
'Ardent' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun (lower) deck for 'Ardent' (1782), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Bursledon by Messrs Stares and Parsons.
Signed by Edward Hunt [Surveyor of the Navy, 1778-1784].
August 1781
National Maritime Museum
'Ardent' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore and aft platforms for 'Ardent' (1782), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Bursledon by Messrs Stares and Parsons.
Signed by Edward Hunt [Surveyor of the Nav
August 1781
National Maritime Museum
'Ardent' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for 'Ardent' (1782), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Bursledon by Messrs Stares and Parsons.
Signed by Edward Hunt [Surveyor of the Navy, 1778-1784]
August 1781
National Maritime Museum
'Ardent' (1782). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for 'Ardent' (1782), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Bursledon by Messrs Stares and Parsons.
Signed by Edward Hunt [Surveyor of the Navy, 1778-1784].
August 1781
National Maritime Museum
The Battle of Dogger Bank, 5 August 1781. The British artist Thomas Luny (1758-1837) is best known for his marine paintings, which, though often sombre, show great skill in technique and execution. The action referred to in this painting is a confrontatio
1781
National Maritime Museum
Four drawings of a small craft with decorated deck house, annotated 'August 20 1781 Mr Sharp's Boat' and other notes. Bound with PAE9666-PAE9693, PAE9695-PAE9750.; Page 28.
20 Aug 1781
National Maritime Museum
Schematic drawing of Union yacht from port side and enlarged drawing of flag with notes. Bound with PAE9666-PAE9692, PAE9694-PAE9750.; Medium includes graphite.; Page 27.
20 Aug 1781
National Maritime Museum
Sketch of the stern of vessel inscribed 'Mr Sharp's Union yacht', with notes. Bound with PAE9666-PAE9690, PAE9692-PAE9750.; Page 25.
20 Aug 1781
National Maritime Museum
42ft Gunboat (1781). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the midship section, body plan, inboard profile, and deck plan for a 16-oared, 42ft Gunboat, with a stern-mounted gun.
23 August 1781
National Maritime Museum
His Majesty's Ship the Alarm, a fifth Rate... conducting a Spanish Prize into Gibraltar. This print, published by Carington Bowles in 1781, is inscribed: 'His Mjesty's ship the Alarm, a fifth rate carrying 36 Guns, and 300 Men; Conducting a
31 Aug 1781
National Maritime Museum
Four drawings of yacht Apollo including flag and figurehead. Bound with PAE9666-PAE9694, PAE9696-PAE9750.; Medium includes graphite.; Page 29.
1 Sep 1781
National Maritime Museum
Two port profile sketches of the yacht Apollo with notes. Bound with PAE9666-PAE9695, PAE9697-PAE9750.; Medium includes graphite.; Page 30.
1 Sep 1781
National Maritime Museum
A Striking Likeness of the Late Captain James Cook, F.R.S. His First Voyage, Performed in the Years 1768.1769.1770.1771 - Second Voyage.1772.1773.1774.1775 - Third Voyage; 1776.1777.1778.1779.1780. He was Born at Marton in the North Riding of Yorkshire No
11 Sep 1781
National Maritime Museum
A plan of the posts of York and Gloucester in the Province of Virginia, established by His Majesty's army under the command of Lieut. General Earl Cornwallis, together with the attacks and operations of the American & French forces commanded by G
1782
National Maritime Museum
'Goliath' (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Goliath' (1781), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as launched at Deptford Dockyard,
16 November 1781
National Maritime Museum
Harriot (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Harriot (a purchased merchantman, as taken off and fitted at Deptford Dockyard for a 22-gun Armed Storeship. The plan also includ
17 November 1781
National Maritime Museum
The Embarkation (caricature). Print. This is one of four illustrations by Scott for his account of 'The Five Days Peregrination', a journal of a trip to Kent made with Hogarth, Thornhill, and others in 1732 but only published in 1782.
The view i
27 Nov 1781
National Maritime Museum
'Thunderer' (1783); 'Terrible' (1785); 'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Theseus' (1786); 'Ramillies' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for
1 December 1781
National Maritime Museum