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).
'Saint George' (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Saint George' (1785), a 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker, as built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The bow amd
20 December 1785
National Maritime Museum
. Calendar for the single year of 1792, which was a leap year. The calendar is made from a disc of bronze with a gold-coloured finish. On one side of the calendar is a table with the months in three letter abbreviations and a table with the numbers for th
1792
National Maritime Museum
. Calendar for the single year of 1795. The calendar is made from a disc of bronze with a gold-coloured finish. On one side of the calendar is a table with the months in three letter abbreviations and a table with the numbers for the number of days. Aroun
1785
National Maritime Museum
. lines. There is a document of dimensions marked ZAZ7447.1, which can be viewed via the grey toggle to the right of the WHOLE field.
1785
National Maritime Museum
. Purple silk brocade dress with lace cuffs. Comes associated with four separate pieces of the same material, numbered ZBA4678.1 to ZBA4678.4.
The white fichu (square kerchief around the neck) is a modern addition for illustrative purposes only.
Worn by
1785
National Maritime Museum
A general chart exhibiting the discoveries made by Captain James Cook in this and his two preceeding voyages with the tracks of the ships under his command. By Lieutenant Roberts of his Majesty's Navy.. Scale: circa 1:38m. World map, coloured. Explan
1794
National Maritime Museum
A general chart exhibiting the discoveries made by Captn James Cook in this and his two preceding voyages with the tracks of the ships under his command. By Lieut Henry Roberts of His Majesty's Royal Navy. Scale: circa 1:50,000,000. Facsimile. Colour
1968; 1785
National Maritime Museum
A Polacca and men of war in light airs off Stromboli, 1785. The marine draughtsmen Robert and John Cleveley were the twin sons of John Cleveley, known for his paintings of ships being launched, usually at Deptford. Robert, whose drawing style is similar t
1785
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Lord Keppel. A pastel drawing of Admiral Lord Keppel. The male sitter is depicted facing slightly to the sitter's left and he is wearing a naval uniform, including a blue jacket with white lapels with gold bands and gold bands on the collar.
1785
National Maritime Museum
Celestial table globe. Celestial table globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe, Bardin and Wright GLB0169. Astronomical details on the spehre include a magnitude table along the tropic of Capricorn. The stars are marked by their Bayer notation,
1785
National Maritime Museum
Chichester (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half breadth for Chichester (1785), a 44 - gun Fifth Rate two - decker, as built at Itchenor by Mr Batson , Crookenden, Taylor & Smith.
1785
National Maritime Museum
Circe (1785). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some detail, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half breadth for Circe (1785), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate building at Dover, and launched on 30th October 1785.
Re
c. October 1785
National Maritime Museum
Commanders Engaged at Sea (caricature). Mounted with PAG8521.; Hand-coloured.; No.10.
Bound in album PAG8512 with prints PAG8513-PAG8647; PAG8649- PAG8666.
1785
National Maritime Museum
Lifesaving award, Beaver Club Montreal. Obverse: A beaver, gnawing a tree by a lake. Legend: "BEAVER CLUB INSTITUTED MONTREAL 1785. INDUSTRY & PERSEVERANCE". Reverse: Four men seated in a Canadian canoe, a rapid (L), rocks below. Legend: &qu
circa 1800
National Maritime Museum
Loss of HMS 'Ramillies', September 1782: taking to the boats. Oil painting
1785
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Caspian Fleet built, 1785. Medal commemorating the Caspian Fleet built, 1785. Obverse: Bust of Czarina Catherine II crowned, laureate, in armoured dress (right). Legend in Russian (Catherine II, Empress and Autocrat of all the Rus
1785
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the expedition of 'Boussole' and 'Astrolabe', frigates. Medal commemorating the expedition of 'Boussole' and 'Astrolabe', frigates, 1785. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XVI in a tie-wig and coat, dr
1785
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the expedition of 'Boussole' and 'Astrolabe', frigates. Medal commemorating the expedition of 'Boussole' and 'Astrolabe', frigates. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XVI in a long wig and drapery (rig
1785
National Maritime Museum
Medusa (1785). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board with decoration detail, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Medusa (1758), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, as built at Plymouth Dockyard.
September 1785
National Maritime Museum
Profile of two shackles (1785). Scale: 1:3. Plan showing two different shackles super-imposed. A copy of the shackle in the black ink was sent to Chatham Dockyard for a model to be made and sent to the Navy Office.
29 March 1785
National Maritime Museum
Royal Sovereign (1786). No scale. Plan showing the elevation of the front, back and side, and a section for the galley hearth (stove) 'supposed' to be for Royal Sovereign (1786), a 100-gun First Rate, three-decker.
1785
National Maritime Museum
Sea Amusement or Commanders in Chief of Cup and Ball on a Cruise (caricature). Hand-coloured.
1785
National Maritime Museum
The Duke of Clarence Landing at Stade, Prussia, at the Mouth of the Elbe, 1785. During a break in his naval service, Prince William Henry (created Duke of Clarence in 1789) was sent on the Grand Tour by his parents, George III and Queen Charlotte. On 31 J
1785
National Maritime Museum
The north west branch of the Red Sea. Scale: 1,500,000 (bar) Single sheet. Engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: 1:500 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Scale in nautical leagues and three types of Arabic mile. Contents Note: Contains inset plans of the
1785
National Maritime Museum
The north-west branch of the Red Sea called by the ancients Heroopolitan Gulf, and by the moderns Sea of Kolzum or Sea of Suez.. Single sheet. Engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: 1:500 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Scale in nautical leagues and thr
1785
National Maritime Museum
Unnamed 58ft Sloop (1785). Scale: 1:48? Plan showing the body plan with stern board detail, sheer lines, longitudinal half-breadth, and deck plan for a 58ft single-masted sloop launched on 24 March1785 for Captain Been. The plan includes a list of the sl
Circa 1785
National Maritime Museum
Prince of Denmark's Yacht (1785) [Kronprindsens Lystfregat]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter and broadside window decoration, and longitudinal half-breadth for building a yacht for the Prince Royal of Denmark a
10 January 1785
National Maritime Museum
Brunswick (1790). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Brunswick (1790), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
February 1785
National Maritime Museum
Loss of the Dankbaarheyt One of the Rich Dutch East India Prizes... taken by a squadron under the Command of Commodore Johnstone in Saldanha Bay... On 30th of January 1782... the ship in such bad condition, as to be under the necessity of quitting her....
1 Feb 1785
National Maritime Museum
The Duke of Athol East Indiaman having with the rest of the Fleet anchored in Madras Road on the 16th of April 1783, the second morning after arrival... the cry of fire in the Lazaretto... the vessel blew up.... Hand-coloured.
1 Feb 1785
National Maritime Museum
The Duke of Athol East Indiaman having with the rest of the Fleet anchored in Madras Road on the 16th of April 1783, the second morning after arrival... the cry of fire in the Lazaretto... the vessel blew up.... Print
1 Feb 1785
National Maritime Museum
Approach of the Floating Batteries before Gibraltar on the Morning of the 13th of Septr 1782. Technique includes etching.
9 Feb 1785
National Maritime Museum
Defeat of the Floating Batteries before Gibraltar on the Night of the 13th of Sepr 1782. Technique includes etching.
9 Feb 1785
National Maritime Museum
A View of part of the Island of Martinique, Pigeon Island, Gros Islet Bay, Shaque Bay & part of Careenage Bay, St Lucia. Hand-coloured.
15 Feb 1785
National Maritime Museum
Steady (1782). SCale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and longitudinal half-breadth for Steady, a purchased merchantman, as taken off and fitted at Deptford Dockyard as a 10-gun Armed Transport. The plan also includes a
12 April 1785
National Maritime Museum
Four Prints representing the different situations of the Essex..... Plate 1. The 'Essex', 799 tons, was the fourth Indiaman of the name, built by John Perry at Blackwall and launched in 1780. This incident of her dismasting in a violent storm b
4 May 1785
National Maritime Museum
The Essex East Indiaman in the Afternoon of the same Day, taken in Tow by the Byrangore Frigate and carried into Bombay. Plate 3. The 'Essex', 799 tons, was the fourth Indiaman of the name, built by John Perry at Blackwall and launched in 1780.
4 May 1785
National Maritime Museum
The Essex East Indiaman in the Morning after the storm with her Signal of Distress to a ship in sight. Plate 2. The 'Essex', 799 tons, was the fourth Indiaman of the name, built by John Perry at Blackwall and launched in 1780. This print is one
4 May 1785
National Maritime Museum
The Essex East Indiaman Refitted, and at Anchor in Bombay Harbour. Plate IV. The 'Essex', 799 tons, was the fourth Indiaman of the name, built by John Perry at Blackwall and launched in 1780. This print is one of a series of four (PAH0509-0512)
4 May 1785
National Maritime Museum
A Plan of the Batteries erected before Gibraltar with the attacks made by sea and land on that garrison... on the 13th September 1782. Print
16 Aug 1785
National Maritime Museum
A View from Gibraltar of the Spanish Batteries erected in the late Siege before that Garrison. Technique includes engraving.
16 Aug 1785
National Maritime Museum
A View of the Grand Attack upon Gibraltar September 13th 1782. Technique includes engraving.
16 Aug 1785
National Maritime Museum
A View of the Straits of Gibraltar with the Coast of Barbary from Cape Spartel to Ceuta Point. Technique includes engraving.
16 Aug 1785
National Maritime Museum
Dissolution of a Cutter, From an Original Picture in the Possession of Mr Newton. Print
1 Oct 1785
National Maritime Museum
Dissolution of a Cutter, From an Original Picture in the possession of Mr Newton. Print
1 Oct 1785
National Maritime Museum
Unlading of a Cutter, From an Original Picture in the Possession of Mr Newton. Print
1 Oct 1785
National Maritime Museum
Unloading of a Cutter, From an Original Picture in the Possession of Mr Newton. Print
1 Oct 1785
National Maritime Museum
Arrival of Their Sicilian Majesties at Naples, 12 October 1785. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies comprised Naples and the island of Sicily. Under King Ferdinand IV and Queen Maria-Carolina it proved a valuable foothold for British Mediterranean operations
1787
National Maritime Museum