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).
'T wester deel van Oost Indien streckende van C. de bona Esperance tot Ceylon. Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Cartographic Note: Equator graduated for longitude. Lacks a latitude scale. Bar scales in Dutch, Spanish and French and English miles [actually
1660
National Maritime Museum
A Dutch Bezan Yacht and many other Vessels in a Crowded Harbour beside a Tavern. Van de Velde has included a wide variety of craft in this work. On the left, in the foreground, is a bezan yacht lying alongside the shore in port-quarter view. She has a com
circa 1660
National Maritime Museum
Charles II leaving Scheveningen, May 1660. If this drawing is indeed by Van de Venne it would be an extremely late work. It is certainly by a Netherlandish arist. Van de Venne was from a family of printers, booksellers and dealers in Middleburg in souther
1660
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating peace between France and Spain, 1660. Counter commemorating peace between France and Spain, 1660. Obverse: Arms of M. de Dongelberg. Legend: 'FORTITVDINE . ET . TEMPERANTIA 1660'. Reverse: A single-masted boat under sail bl
1660
National Maritime Museum
Europa. Pascaarte niewelyx uytgegeven door Arnold Colom tot Amsterdam op het water by de nieuwe brugh inde Lichtende Colom. Single sheet. Engraving printed on vellum, hand coloured in outline. This is a plane chart with north at 90 degrees and containing
1660
National Maritime Museum
Europa. Pascaarte niewelyx uytgegeven door Arnold Colom tot Amsterdam op het water by de nieuwe brugh inde Lichtende Colom. Single sheet. Engraving printed on vellum. This is a plane chart with north at 90 degrees and containing a latitude bar. The easter
1660
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the embarkation at Scheveningen of King Charles II, 1660. Medal commemorating the embarkation at Scheveningen of King Charles II, 1660. Obverse: Bust of King Charles II in long wig and armour with an order (three-quarter right). Legend
1660
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the embarkation at Scheveningen of King Charles II, 1660. Medal commemorating the embarkation at Scheveningen of King Charles II, 1660. Obverse: Bust of King Charles II in long wig and armour with an order (three-quarter right). Legend
1660
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the landing of King Charles II at Dover, 1660. Medal commemorating the landing of King Charles II at Dover, 1660. Obverse: Bust of King Charles II in a long wig, large cravat, with drapery over shoulders (right) within a laurel wreath
1660
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Peace of Oliva, 1660. Medal commemorating the Peace of Oliva, 1660. Obverse: Bird's-eye view of the city of Danzig with troops moving in foreground; above, an eagle crowned, an olive branch in its talon; lions supporting flora
1660
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the recovery of the sunken treasure ship at West-Kappelle, 1660. Medal commemorating the recovery of the sunken treasure ship at West-Kappelle, 1660. Obverse: Two wherries with men on board raising a sunken wreck; a three-masted vessel
1660
National Maritime Museum
Mediterranean harbour scene with the Saint Jean Cathedral at Lyons. A portrayal of a Mediterranean port, on the left, with a church on the hill and houses coming down to the edge of the water. Several groups of people can be seen on the shore. In the cent
1660
National Maritime Museum
Nova Orbis Terrarum Tabula. Emendata a I. Danckers. Orbis Terrarum nova et accurata tabula auct I, Danckers. [Cartouche] Amsterdam Gedruckt by Iustus Danckers consien caert vercoper inde Calverstaet nule Danckbaenheyt.. An engraved and coloured world map
1660
National Maritime Museum
Nova totius terrarum orbis tabula auctore F. de Wit. Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Cartographic Note: Double hemisphere with polar circles. Additional Places: World. Contents Note: Decorated with scenes representing the four elements: air (gods and zodiac);
1660
National Maritime Museum
Pas caert van Nieu Nederland, Virginia en Nieu Engelant. Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Cartographic Note: Borders graduated for latitude and longitude. Bar scales in Dutch, Spanish and French and English miles [actually leagues]. Additional Places: Cape Cod
1660
National Maritime Museum
Portrait of the 'Royal Charles' formerly 'Naseby'. An unsigned drawing by the Elder, viewed from before the starboard beam. It is inscribed ‘de nasby [? London written over] / nu de carolus’ (The Naseby, now the Charles).
1660
National Maritime Museum
The ‘Royal Charles’ under way, May 1660. Charles II journeyed by road and water from Breda to The Hague. After a short stay there, he went on to Scheveningen and on 23 May [OS]/2 June 1660, standing in a pink on the crowded shore, he took leav
1660
National Maritime Museum
[Western Atlantic Ocean]. Single sheet. Engraving printed on vellum, hand coloured in outline. Mercator projection with Tenerife as the prime meridian. Areas covered include Newfoundland, the River Plate and Cape Horn. The chart is decorated with ships, s
1660
National Maritime Museum