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).
'View of Owharee [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huaheine [Huahine]'. Hodges' paintings of the Pacific are vivid records of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage, under
1773
National Maritime Museum
'View of Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea]'. Hodges' paintings of the Pacific are vivid records of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage, undertaken in the
1773
National Maritime Museum
'View of the Islands of Otaha [Taaha] and Bola Bola [Bora Bora] with Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea]'. Hodges' paintings of the Pacific are vivid records of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places
1773
National Maritime Museum
. Inboard profile plan
NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 674, states that 'Sphynx' was at Mr Dudman's Yard between 18 Feburary 1793 and 13 March 1793 being fitted. There is no mention of her being converted or of her being in Mr Wilson&
1773
National Maritime Museum
. Slotted hilted hanger, the hilt of the hanger consists of a gilt slotted guard with a flat cap pommel. The ivory grip is bound with metal wire. The steel blade is curved, with a single fuller. The blade is engraved with 'Centaur 1773'. The sca
1773
National Maritime Museum
A Cascade in the Tuauru Valley, Tahiti. Hodges' paintings of the Pacific are vivid records of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage, undertaken in the 'Resolution'
circa 1775
National Maritime Museum
A chart of New South Wales on the east coast of New Holland. Discovered and explored by Lieutenant J. Cook, Commander of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour in the year MDCCLXX.. Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca.1:1 500 000]. Cartographic Note: Graduated. Nor
1773
National Maritime Museum
A plan and chart of Lisbon - Setuval and its neighbouring country.. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Medium: 2 leaves joined at vertical centreline. Scale: [ca.1:120 000]. Cartographic Note: Ungraduated. North at 270 degrees. Sparse soundings. Scales in Span
1773
National Maritime Museum
A view of Endeavour River on the coast of New Holland. An engraving by William Byrne done after a lost drawing likely by Sydney Parkinson in 1770. Parkinson was a Scottish botanist and natural history artist employed by Joseph Banks on Captain James Cook
1773
National Maritime Museum
A view of Endeavour River, on the coast of New Holland, where the ship was laid on shore, in order to repair the damage which she received on the rock. An engraving by William Byrne done after a lost drawing likely by Sydney Parkinson in 1770. Parkinson
1773
National Maritime Museum
Alexander (1778); Warrior (1781); Montague (1779); Alfred (1778). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter decorations, longitudinal half-breadth for Alexander (1778) and Warrior (1781), and later for Montague (1779), all 74
26 July 1773
National Maritime Museum
Allegory of Nature. Line engraving after Charles Eisen. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
1773
National Maritime Museum
Archimede. Archimedes, seen half-length, sitting at a desk, turned to left, and tracing figures with a pair of compasses; he wears a turban and an embroidered gown. Made as a pair to a portrait of Galileo. Advertised in 'Gazette de France', 13 D
1773
National Maritime Museum
Bludgeons used as weapons in New Zealand. An engraving of bludgeons after a drawing by Sydney Parkinson in 1770. Parkinson was a Scottish botanist and natural history artist employed by Joseph Banks on Captain James Cook's first Endeavor voyage to t
1773
National Maritime Museum
Chart of the coast of Portugal & Spain, from Cape St Vincent's to Gibralter. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca.1:350 000]. Cartographic Note: Borders graduated for lat & long, Ferro meridian. Rhumb lines. Contents Note: Towns and forti
1773
National Maritime Museum
Chart of the Island Otaheite, by Lieut. J. Cook 1769.. Single sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca.1:250 000 (lat)]. Cartographic Note: Graduated, Greenwich meridian. Variation given. Sparse soundings. Scale in miles. Additional Places: Tahiti.
From Hawkesworth's
1773
National Maritime Museum
Conqueror (1773). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sterboard decoration, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Conqueror (1773), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as fitted at Plymouth Dockyard.
October 1773
National Maritime Museum
Drawing of a model of HMS Royal George. Perspective drawing of a Navy Board style model of the 'Royal George' showing the starboard side from the stern. The model is fitted with three stump-masts; channels and deadeyes; and gun ports. There is a
1773
National Maritime Museum
Equatorial sector. This instrument is all that is left of the two 5ft equatorial sectors Sisson made for the Observatory.
This one was mounted in the new Observatory converted from Wren's summer house (what now houses the camera obscura). The sect
1773
National Maritime Museum
Experiment (1774). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck for Experiment (1774), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784]
December 1772-March 1773
National Maritime Museum
Experiment (1774). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Experiment (1774), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
December 1772-March 1773
National Maritime Museum
Experiment (1774). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Experiment (1774), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784]
December 1772-March 1773
National Maritime Museum
Experiment (1774). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Experiment (1774), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The alterations to the cabin and steerage bulkheads were followed.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
December 1772-March 1773
National Maritime Museum
Islanders outside a sea-shore shrine, Huahine. Plate No.6. The full title is 'A View in the Island of Huaheine; with the Ewharra no Etua, or House of God; a small altar with its offering; and a tree called Owharra with which houses are thatched'
1773
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating naval invalids. Medal commemorating naval invalids. Obverse: Head of King Louis XV, laureate (right). Legend: 'LUD . XV . REX . CHRISTIANNIS.' Reverse: Figure of the king standing on a rostral pedestal, busts on columns on ei
1773
National Maritime Museum
Nouvelle carte des decouvertes faites par les vaisseaux Russiens aux cotes inconnues de l'Amerique septrionale avec les pais adjacents.. Single sheet. Engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Physical description Note: The map is printed on blue paper. Bo
1773
National Maritime Museum
Plan of the three ports, Ferrol, Betanse and Corogne, situated in the north part of Spain. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca. 1:37 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: Ungraduated. Soundings. Scales in yards and marine miles. Additional Places: El Ferrol
1773
National Maritime Museum
Pomona (captured 1761). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline and crest details, the sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and the longitudinal half-breadth and midship section for Pomona (captured 1761), a captured F
Circa November 1773
National Maritime Museum
Pomona (captured 1761). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarter deck (yellow ink), forecastle, upper deck, and fore & aft platforms for Pomona (captured 1761), a captured French privateer, as taken off at Woolwich Dockyard in November 1773. The plan i
Circa November 1773
National Maritime Museum
Princess Royal (1773); Warship; Second rate; 90-guns. Scale: 1:60. A contemporary block design model of the second rate ‘Princess Royal’ (1773), a 90-gun, three-decker ship of the line. An accompanying plaque is inscribed ‘Princess Royal
1773
National Maritime Museum
Profile view sketch, to scale, of the body of a vessel inscribed, 'Agusta Yatch'(on reverse of page 28). Bound with PAE9572-PAE9587, PAE9589-PAE9591.; Medium includes graphite.
1773
National Maritime Museum
Sphinx (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Sphinx (1775), a 20-gun sixth Rate to be built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan includes a table of the mast and yard dimension
23 April 1773
National Maritime Museum
Sphinx (1775); Vestal (1777). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Sphinx (1775) and Vestal (1777), both 20-gun Sixth Rates. A copy was sent to Portsmouth on 16 July 1773 and then a copy sent to Plymouth on 19 September 1775.
Circa early July 1773
National Maritime Museum
The Plan, Elevation and Perspective View of the Fleet at Spithead, as it was when his Majesty Received it in June 1773. Drawing.
1773
National Maritime Museum
The Surrender of the Island of Otaheite to Captain Wallis by the supposed Queen Oberea.. Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-1795) took command of the frigate Dolphin (back from John Byron's circumnavigation of the globe). Wallis' description of Tahiti
1773
National Maritime Museum
A Chart and views of Pitcairns Island. This chart was published in John Hawkesworth's 1773 account of the journeys of Captain James Cook, John Byron, and Philip Carteret on behalf of the Admirality.
The frigate 'Dolphin' was under the comm
1 Jan 1773
National Maritime Museum
A view of Blackwall and Dock Yard, looking towards Greenwich. Print. A copy by Bowles from Boydell's 1750 print of Blackwall, PAH2199, from off what became Perry's and later Green's shipyard.
2 Mar 1773
National Maritime Museum
Experiment (1774). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Experiment (1774), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, building at Deptford by Messrs Adams & Barnard.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
16 March 1773
National Maritime Museum
'Anson' (1781). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter decorations, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Anson' (1781), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
Signed by John Williams [S
17 May 1773
National Maritime Museum
George III reviewing the Fleet at Spithead, 22 Jun 1773. Cutter approaching the fleet in foreground. Drawing.
1773
National Maritime Museum
George III reviewing the Fleet at Spithead, 22 Jun 1773. Signed by artist and dated.
1774
National Maritime Museum
George III reviewing the Fleet at Spithead, 22 June 1773, depicting HMS 'Royal Oak'. John Cleveley was the son of the marine painter John Cleveley, and twin brother of the Robert Cleveley who was also a marine artist. This is one of a set of thr
1773
National Maritime Museum
View of Point Venus and Matavai Bay, looking east. Hodges' paintings of the Pacific are vivid records of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage, undertaken in the 'Reso
August 1773
National Maritime Museum
A Calm. From the Original Picture in the Collection of Thomas Pratt Esqr. Technique includes etching.; Plate No. 2.
1 Nov 1773
National Maritime Museum
A Fresh Gale. From the Original Picture in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Montagu. Technique includes etching.; Plate No 3.
1 Dec 1773
National Maritime Museum
'Polyphemus' (1782); 'Repulse' (1780). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern-quarter decoration, and longitrudinal half-breadth proposed for 'Polyphemus' (1782), and later for 'Repulse' (17
15 December 1773
National Maritime Museum