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).
'Elizabeth' (1769); 'Resolution' (1770); 'Cumberland' (1774); 'Berwick' (1775); 'Bombay Castle' (1782); 'Defiance' (1783); 'Powerful' (1783); 'Swiftsure' (1787). Scale: 1:48.
Circa March 1766
National Maritime Museum
'Resolution' (1770). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building 'Resolution' (1770), a 74-gun Third Rate two-decker, at Deptford Dockyard.
Signed by Thomas
22 September 1766
National Maritime Museum
'Worcester' (1769); 'Stirling Castle' (1775); 'Lion' (1777) [alternative spelling: Lyon]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Worcester' (1769), 'Stirling Ca
Circa May 1766
National Maritime Museum
. Mariners used dividers for measuring distances on charts. This pair is made of wood, with a brass screw and fixing plate and steel points. The year 1766 is roughly inscribed on the handle, as are a number of other motifs, possibly someone’s initia
1766
National Maritime Museum
Carysfort (1766). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, longitudinal half breadth for Carysfort (1766), a 28-gun, Six th Rate Frigate building at Sheerness Dockyard.
circa 1766
National Maritime Museum
Carysfort (1766). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the half breadth plans for the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck, lower deck, and full-breadth plan for the fore & aft platforms for Carysfort (1766), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate building at Sheerness Dock
1766
National Maritime Museum
Carysfort (1766). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Carysfort (1766), a 28-gun, Six th Rate Frigate building at Sheerness Dockyard.
1766
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766. Counter commemorating the demonstration against the Tripoli pirates, 1766. Obverse: A tiger (left), and a lion (right), sitting opposite one another. Legend: 'AFFRICA TYGRIS
1766
National Maritime Museum
Halfpenny token commemorating the repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766. Halfpenny token commemorating the repeal of the Stamp Act, 1766. Obverse: Bust of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) in a tie-wig (left). Legend: 'THE RESTORER OF COMMERCE 1766:
1766
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating William V of Nassau, Stadtholder and Admiral. Medal commemorating William V of Nassau, Stadtholder and Admiral. Obverse: Bust of William V in a short wig and coat (right). Legend: 'WILH. V . D . G . PR . AR . ET . NASS . TOT . BEL
1766
National Maritime Museum
Men-of-War at Plymouth. This view shows a squadron commanded by a Vice-Admiral of the Red coming down the Hamoaze, outward bound from Plymouth. The view is from near Torpoint, on the Cornwall side, looking north-west towards Plymouth Dockyard before it wa
1766
National Maritime Museum
Otter (1767). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Otter (1767), a 14-gun Ship Sloop. The quarterdeck has been extended forward to the main mast and the sheer a
Circa June 1766
National Maritime Museum
Otter (1767). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for Otter (1767), 14-gun Ship Sloop.
Signed by Thomas Slade [Surveyor of the Navy, 1755-1771].
5 May 1766
National Maritime Museum
Otter (1767). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile proposed (and approved) for the Otter (1767), a 14-gun Ship Sloop to be built at Deptford Dockyard.
Circa June 1766
National Maritime Museum
Portland (1770). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Portland (1770), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The plan includes a table of the mast and yard dimensions.
Signed by Joh
24 March 1766
National Maritime Museum
Return of a fleet into Plymouth Harbour. A depiction of Plymouth showing a fleet under an admiral of the blue squadron returning with a prize, in a topsail breeze, with views over Plymouth Sound. In the foreground is Firestone Bay, with Drake's Islan
1766
National Maritime Museum
Salisbury (1769). Scale: 1:48. A copy of a plan dated 5 May 1766, showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Salisbury (1769), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker as built at Chatham Dockyard. The plan includes proposed alteratio
January 1770
National Maritime Museum
Salisbury (1769). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with quarter decoration, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Salisbury (1769), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, to-decker.
Signed by Thomas Slade [Surveyor of the Navy, 17
24 March 1766
National Maritime Museum
Salisbury (1769); Centurion (1774). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth for Salisbury (1769) and later for Centurion (1774), both 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-deckers.
Circa May 1766
National Maritime Museum
Tamar (1758). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, an outboard profile and plan view of the Tamar (1758), a 16-gun ship sloop. The plan specifically illustrates the jury rudder made on the return voyage to Britain after she lost her rudder through e
1766
National Maritime Museum
[Part of south coast of Newfoundland including Fortune Bay]. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca.1:225 000]. Cartographic Note: Border graduated for latitude. Rhumb lines. Variation shown. Soundings. Contents Note: Key to symbols. 3 insets, Inset: Gr
1766
National Maritime Museum
A View of the Harbour of St Philips Castle for the Entrance to the Town of Mahon in the Island of Minorca with all the different Coves and Islands &c. Print
17 Feb 1766
National Maritime Museum
'Industry' (fl. 1765). No scale. A plan showing the sections at frame twelve and at the midships for the 'Industry' (fl. 1765), a 6-gun brig to lie in the Bar of Senegal, as a floating battery.
3 March 1766
National Maritime Museum
'Industry' (fl. 1765). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the fore, aft, and lower aft platforms for the 'Industry' (fl. 1765), a 6-gun brig to lie in the Bar of Senegal, as a floating battery.
3 March 1766
National Maritime Museum
'Industry' (fl. 1765). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the inboard profile, upper deck, and lower deck for the 'Industry' (fl. 1765), a brig, as proposed for fitting as a floating battery to lay within the Bar of Senegal and to carry six
3 March 1766
National Maritime Museum
'Industry' (fl.1765). No scale. A plan showing the sections at frames fifteen, nine, F, and M for the 'Industry' (fl.1765), a 6-gun brig to lie in the Bar of Senegal, as a floating battery.
3 March 1766
National Maritime Museum