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).
The Dutch fleet in light airs 1 June 1665. Drawing of the Battle of Lowestoft, 3 [OS]/13 June 1665 showing the Dutch fleet in light airs, 22 May [OS]/1 June 1665. On the right is a starboard quarter view of a large ship with pendant at the mizzen. Further
1665
National Maritime Museum
Dutch shipping in a harbour becalmed, 22 May - 1 June 1666. The drawing suggests the effect of soft sunlight on a calm day. On the right there is the bow view of a ship with fore course and topsails loosed and on the left a starboard quarter view of a boe
1666
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious 1st of June, 1794. Counter commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious 1st of June, 1794. Obverse: The Admiral's bust (right), hair
1816
National Maritime Museum
A sailing vessel and other shipping in a choppy sea. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4977.; Plate No.2.
1 Jun 1738
National Maritime Museum
A two-decker and other shipping in a choppy sea. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4979.; Plate No.8.
1 Jun 1738
National Maritime Museum
A two-decker and other vessels in a calm. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4983.; Plate No.6.
1 Jun 1738
National Maritime Museum
Broadside view of a vessel at sea with a rowing boat and other shipping. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4978.; Plate No.1.
1 Jun 1738
National Maritime Museum
Eddystone Lighthouse with shipping beyond. The most famous lighthouse in the British Isles is probably the Eddystone, built on a small and very dangerous rock 13 miles south-west of Plymouth. There have been four separate lighthouses built here. The origi
1 Jun 1738
National Maritime Museum
Sailing vessels in a storm-tossed sea. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4984.; Plate No.5.
1 Jun 1738
National Maritime Museum
Two fighting vessels in a choppy sea with Southsea Castle in the background. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4982.; Plate No.3.
1 Jun 1738
National Maritime Museum
'...Plate representing the different sailing Boats belonging to the Gentlemen of the Cumberland Sailing Society with a view of the Fort at Sheerness and the Entrance of the River Medway...'. The yacht at centre appears to have been identified a
1 Jun 1778
National Maritime Museum
The Sailor's Farewell (caricature). Text in English below image.; Plate No. 176.
1 Jun 1787
National Maritime Museum
View of Portsmouth and the Masts of the Royal George as they appear this present year 1789. Print
1 Jun 1789
National Maritime Museum
Attic Miscellany. Manning the Navy. (press gang) (caricature). A caricature of a naval press gang in action with the Tower of London in the distance. Although only used in times of war, press gangs were probably the most infamous method of recruiting for
Published 1 June 1790
National Maritime Museum
'Queen / 1st June 1794 at Noon' [Battle of the Glorious First of June 1794]. Medium includes graphite. Inscribed as title.
1794
National Maritime Museum
An exact Representation of the Engagement and Capture of the Pomone Babet and L' Engageante French Frigates, by Sir J.B. Warren and Sir R Strachan. Technique includes engraving.
1 Jun 1794
National Maritime Museum
Henry Dundas June 1. 1794. original art: drawing. Likely to be an Indiaman.
1 Jun 1794
National Maritime Museum
Gravesend. Print. From Boydell's' History of the Thames' series, 1794-96, vol II, no. 70, p. 266.
1 Jun 1795
National Maritime Museum
Plover (1796); Bittern (1796); Cyane (1796); Termagant (1796); Brazen (cancelled 1799); Brazen (1808). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the fore & aft platforms for an unnamed 18-gun Sloop but relates to Plover (1796), Bittern (1796), Cyane (1796), Termagan
1 June 1795
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Plover (1796); Bittern (1796); Cyane (1796); Termagant (1796); Brazen (cancelled 1799); Brazen (1808). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for an unnamed 18-gun Sloop but relates to Plover (1796), Bittern (1796), Cyane (1796), Termag
1 June 1795
National Maritime Museum
Plover (1796); Bittern (1796); Cyane (1796); Termagant (1796); Brazen (cancelled 1799); Brazen (1808). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for an unnamed 18-gun Sloop but relates to Plover (1796), Bittern (1796), Cyane (1796), Termagant (1796), Braz
1 June 1795
National Maritime Museum
Plover (1796); Brazen (cancelled 1799). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Plover (1796), an 18-gun Ship Sloop building at Mistleythorn by Mr Betts. The plan includes pencil alterations dated 1798 sent on a copy to Portsmouth for building
1 June 1795
National Maritime Museum
View of Greenwich from Deptford Yard. From Boydell's 'History of the Thames' series, 1794-96, vol II, plate 17 [no. 64 in the series], p. 242. A view west from the riverfront of the Royal Dockyard, Deptford, towards Greenwich Hospital. This
1 June 1795
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Woolwich. A panorama of Woolwich and the river viewed from inland. A road is cut out of the hill leading down into the town, a woman and a boy with a goat are far right starting to walk down the road towards Woolwich. The docks are in the far left of the
1 Jun 1795
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'Leda' (1800); 'Pomone' (1805); 'Shannon' (1806); 'Leonidas' (1807); 'Surprise' (1812); 'Lacedemonian' (1812); 'Tenedos' (1812); 'Lively' (1804); 'Trinocomalee' (181
1 June 1796
National Maritime Museum
Mr Heath, Historical Engraver to the King. Engraved from an Original Painting in the Possession of Mr Heath. Published for the Proprietors of the Monthly Mirror. Print
1 Jun 1796
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Prince (1788). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the sheer lines with the proposed extra 17ft midship framing, and longitudinal half-breadth (in pencil) for 'Prince' (1788), a 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker, as proposed (and approved) for lengthening
1 June 1796
National Maritime Museum
The 'Agamemnon' cuts out French vessels from Port Maurice, near Oneglia, 1 June 1796. The second, but fourth in order of events, in a series of ten drawings (PAF5871–PAF5874, PAF5876, PAF5880–PAF5881 and PAF5883–PAF5885) of mai
1810
National Maritime Museum
View of London from Greenwich Park. A view from Greenwich Park looking towards London in 1796, from J. and J. Boydell's 'History of the Thames', vol. II, p. 246, plate 18 (no. 66 in the series). PAI0488 is another copy.
In 1433 Henry VI g
1 June 1796
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View of London from Greenwich Park. Print. See PAI8020, another copy, for notes
A standard view of London and the River Thames from Greenwich Park 1796. Such views became popular as prints from the 18th century onwards.
1 Jun 1796
National Maritime Museum
The Indefatigable of 44 Guns Capt. Sr Edward Pellew engaging and capturing La Virginie of 44 Guns. This coloured engraving shows the naval action between the British Indefatigable and the French La Virginie which took place in April 1791. Indefatigable, s
1 Jun 1797
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Engagement between the English and Dutch Fleets at the Mouth of the Thames, 1666. Technique includes engraving.
1 Jun 1800
National Maritime Museum
View of Falmouth & Sir J Borlase Warren's Prizes entering the Harbour. Vignettefrom the 'Naval Chronicle'.
1 Jun 1800
National Maritime Museum
The Naval Fan - Battle of Copenhagen Fought April 2 1801. Technique includes etching and roulette work.
1 Jun 1801
National Maritime Museum
The Rt Honble Admiral Lord Nelson, Duke of Bronti, European Magazine. Print
1 Jun 1801
National Maritime Museum
The Rt Honble Admiral Lord Nelson. Duke of Bronti European Magazine. Print
1 Jun 1801
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Admiral Blake defeating the Dutch under van Tromp. Technique includes etching.
1 Jun 1803
National Maritime Museum
The Rt. Honble. Edward Boscawen Admiral of the Blue, Aet.49. Engraved by C. Brestland from a Picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the Possession of Viscount Falmouth. Print
1 Jun 1803
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The Rt. Honble. Edward Boscawen, Admiral of the Blue. At 49. Engraved by C Bestland from a Picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the Possession of Viscount Falmouth. Print
1 Jun 1803
National Maritime Museum
London. Plate III (showing St Paul's Cathedral, London Bridge and the River Thames, 1804). Hand-coloured.
1 Jun 1804
National Maritime Museum
Sir Charles Morice Pole, Bart. Engraved by Ridley from a Picture, by J, Northcote, R.A. European Magazine. Print
1 Jun 1805
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Sir Richard Bickerton Bart. K.G. Rear Admiral of the White. Engraved by Ridley from a drawing by T Maynard. From an Original Picture Painted in Malta. Print
1 Jun 1805
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The European Factories at Canton in China. This view from the Pearl River shows the Danish, French, Spanish, Swedish, British and Dutch factories. The drawing on which this print was based may have been executed in 1785, when Thomas and William Daniell vi
1 June 1805
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Battle of Trafalgar, and Death of Lord Viscount Nelson...(proof). Print
1 Jun 1806
National Maritime Museum
Charles James Fox..... Engraved by Skelton from the last Bust by Nollekens in the possession of Lord Holland. Text in English below image.
1 Jun 1808
National Maritime Museum
The Right Honble Captain Lord Cochrane K.B. Engraved by Ridley from an Original Drawing by Thomson. European Magazine. Print
1 Jun 1809
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Hotun, on the Canton River. Hotun was a small village on the Canton River. The image shows a traditional village in the Pearl River Delta.
1 June 1810
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Near Whampoa, China. The island of Whampoa lies in the Pearl River, seventy miles north of Macao and ten miles south of Canton. When Canton was designated the only port for trade, between 1757 and 1842, Whampoa became the busiest anchorage under the admin
1 Jun 1810
National Maritime Museum
The Rt Honble Lord Collingwood. Engraved by permission of Messrs Clay & Scriven. Print
1 Jun 1810
National Maritime Museum
Shipping &c of the reign of King Henry 3rd Anno 1269. Technique includes mixed methods.
1 Jun 1812
National Maritime Museum
Action between HMS 'Shannon' and USS 'Chesapeake', 1 June 1813. 'Action between HMS ''Shannon'' and USS ''Chesapeake'', 1 June 1813'. The painting has been signed by the artist, althoug
1813
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The Brilliant Achievement of the Shannon... in boarding and capturing the United States Frigate Chesapeake off Boston, June 1st 1813 in fifteen minutes. Hand-coloured.
Aug 1813
National Maritime Museum
General View of the Island of Elba, Porto Ferraio, The Town & Castle, late the retreat of N Bonaparte. Hand-coloured.
1 Jun 1814
National Maritime Museum
The Asylum of Greenwich Hospital. (From the Park). Plate 160 from a series. This shows the Queen's House, as augmented by flanking wings and colonnades to the designs of Daniel Asher Alexander, c. 1807-11, for the Royal Naval Asylum (which was not in
1 June 1814
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'Minotaur' (1816). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the midship section with diagrams illustrating the method of attaching the beams to the sides for 'Minotaur' (1816), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as building at Chatham Dockyard.
1 June 1815
National Maritime Museum
To Captain H Hope... of His Majesty's Frigate Endymion... the Morning after the Action with the American United States Frigate President, Jany 16th 1814.... Print. The ships shown in the image are, from left to right: the 'Majestic', '
1 Jun 1815
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British Admirals. Engraved by Meyer from Original Drawings in Bowyer's Gallery. Technique includes etching and stipple.; Five portraits on one plate.
1 Jun 1816
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Capture of La Gloire April 10th 1795. The image shows two naval warships in battle, one French, one British, firing broadsides at each other. Both have holes in their sails. On the left is a starboard stern view of La Gloire, flying the French flag at its
1 Jun 1816
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Capture of the Castor May 29th 1794. Hand-coloured. The Castor, a British vessel captured by the French (and flying French colours) is shown on the left of the picture, just before her re-capture by the British vessel Carysfort.
1 Jun 1816
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Destruction of the Danish Fleet before Copenhagen, April 2nd 1801. Plate I.
1 Jun 1816
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Destruction of the Danish Fleet before Copenhagen, April 2nd 1801. Print
1 Jun 1816
National Maritime Museum
Lieut. Genl. Sir John Moore. K.B. Engraved for Giffords History of the War by H.R.Cook from an original Picture. Print
1 Jun 1816
National Maritime Museum
East India House. Hand-coloured.
The British headquarters of the East India Company were in Leadenhall Street in London. This engraving was made after the building had been rebuilt in 1799. By the early 1800s, the East India Company, which had held the m
1 Jun 1817
National Maritime Museum
Napoleon Buonaparte. Drawn by an Officer who accompanied him in the Northumberland to St Helena, and remained with him at the Briars for some weeks. Stipple engraving.
1 Jun 1819
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