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).
. A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A fiddle-pattern, silver table fork. It was obtained from the Inuit at Repulse Bay in 1854 by the Rae Expedition. The Inuit said that they had found the material at a camp to the north west of
1818
National Maritime Museum
. Box for the seven rayed, fourteen pointed, white enamel star. In centre St Michael trampling Satan, surrounded by blue band inscribed: "AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI".
1818
National Maritime Museum
A chart of the world on Mercator's projection. Single sheet, engraving. Scale: [circa 1:40,000,000]. Shows the tracks of Cook and others. The title cartouche is decorated with pine and palm trees and there are vignettes of Neptune and Britannia.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Arno's Vale (Mr Balcomb's) St Helena. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8552, PAF8554-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Artillery Huts at Tristan da Cunha. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8557, PAF8559-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Belleisle (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck for Belleisle (1819), a 74-gun, Third Rate, two-decker.
The plan is initialled by Henry Peake (Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822), and Joseph Tucker (Surveyor of the Navy, 1813-1831).
20 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Belleisle (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Belleisle (1819), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
The plan is initialled by Henry Peake (Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822), Joseph Tucker (Surveyor of the Navy, 1813-1831).
20 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Belleisle (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Belleisle (1819), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Pembroke Dockyard.
The plan is initialled by Henry Peake (Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822), and Joseph Tucker (Su
20 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Belleisle (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Belleisle (1819), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker.
The plan is initialled by Henry Peake (Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822), and Joseph Tucker (Surveyor of the Navy, 1813-1831).
20 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Boscawen (cancelled 1831). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Boscawen (cancelled 1831), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The frames for this vessel were ordered to be re-used for a 50-gun frigate in
30 July 1818
National Maritime Museum
Boscawen (cancelled 1831). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Boscawen (cancelled 1831), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The frames for this vessel were ordered to be re-used for a 50-gun frigate in
July 1818
National Maritime Museum
Box with lid made from parts of the 'Royal George', 'Edgar' and H.M.S. 'Victory. A box with lid made of the wood of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank at Spithead in 1782 and of the ship of the line 'Ed
1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck illustrating the diagonal deck planking instigated by Robert Seppings for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker building at Plymouth Dockyard. Note that the plan has been amended
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the middle deck illustrating the diagonal deck planking instigated by Robert Seppings for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker building at Plymouth Dockyard. Note that the plan has been amended
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker building at Plymouth Dockyard.
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker. Note that the plan has been amended to reflect the alteration to a circular stern.
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Britannia (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck illustrating the diagonal deck planking instigated by Robert Seppings for Britannia (1820), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker building at Plymouth Dockyard. Note that the plan has been amended
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Button, Royal Marines uniform: pattern 1818. Two buttons. One button is flat with a smooth edge. On a smooth background, around the bottom edge going up either side is a wreath of leaves. Around the top edge is ROYAL MARINES. In the centre is a fouled a
1818
National Maritime Museum
Button, Royal Marines uniform: pattern 1818. Two buttons. Domed. Smooth edge. On a smooth background, around the bottom edge going up either side is a wreath of leaves. Around the top edge is ROYAL MARINES. In the centre is a fouled anchor with the rope t
1818
National Maritime Museum
Button, Royal Marines uniform: pattern 1818. Two flat buttons. One button has a smooth edge. On a smooth background, around the bottom edge going up either side is a wreath of leaves. Around the top edge is ROYAL MARINES. In the centre is a fouled anchor
1818
National Maritime Museum
Commemorative medal depicting Galilaeo Galilei (1564-1642). Commemorative medal depicting Galilaeo Galilei (1564-1642). Obverse: Bust of the astronomer (right). Legend: 'GALILAEUS GALILAEI.' Reverse: Inscription, 'NATUS PISIS IN ITALIA AN.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Dutch Folly, a fort in the Tigris, near Canton. Dutch Folly Fort was an oval fort built by Dutchmen on a sand bar in the Canton River. It lay about 800 metres to the east of the foreign factories in Canton near an old temple that had been built as a memor
1818
National Maritime Museum
Entrance to Murray's Sound, Korea. Mounted with PAF8539.; Bound with PAF8528-PAF8537, PAF8539-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Every Dog Has His Day - or Black Devils Amusing Themselves With a White Negro Driver. Coloured caricature. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
1818
National Maritime Museum
French Folly, a Fort in the Tigris, near Canton. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8543, PAF8545-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Ganges (1821). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the section, part inboard profile, and part deck plan for the midship area illustrating the diagonal bracing for Ganges, (1821), an 84-gun Second Rate, two-decker, building at Bombay, India.
January 1818
National Maritime Museum
Green Mountain House (Peak 3500 feet) Ascension Island. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8553, PAF8555-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
H.M. late sloop Julian off Tristan da Cunha. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8554, PAF8556-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Alceste on fire. Pulo Leat. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8548, PAF8550-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Head of the Bay of Vigo between Puente San Payo and Ponte Vedra, Galicia. Print
1818
National Maritime Museum
HMS Spartan at Quebec, Heights of Abraham, E.R Brenton Feat 1818. original art: drawing
1818
National Maritime Museum
In Irons for getting drunk, by G Cruikshank after Lieut John Sheringham 1818. From A Sailor's Progress (caricature). Print.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Javanese scenery with local craft. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8535, PAF8537-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Map of the Arctic Regions. Scale: [circa 1:5,000,000]. Coloured chart of the Arctic Ocean and surrounding regions.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Map of the Countries round the North Pole. Scale: [circa 1:5,000,000]. Coloured chart of the Arctic Ocean an the surrounding regions. Track of Lieut Egede 1787.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the action off Malaga 1704, and Admiral de Bourbon Count of Toulouse. Medal commemorating the action off Malaga 1704, and Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737). Obverse: Head of Admiral de Bourbon in a long
1818
National Maritime Museum
Memorial medal to Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737), commemorating the action off Malaga 1704. Memorial medal to Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737), commemorating the action off Malaga 1704. O
1818
National Maritime Museum
Memorial of the Crew lost in HMS Julia at Tristan da Cunha. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8556, PAF8558-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Merlin (1796); Pheasant (1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, inboard profile and upper deck for Merlin (1798) and Pheasant (1798), both 16-gun Ship Sloops building by contract in private yards.
The plan includes an annotation r
Circa January to October 1795
National Maritime Museum
Plan of the Raft of the Medusa / at the moment of its being abandoned. Titled as above, with text continued below the image '150 Frenchmen were placed on this Machine / 15 only were saved 13 days after. This print relates to Gericault's painting
1818
National Maritime Museum
Powerful (1826). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Powerful, an 84-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The plan includes alterations in 1819-1821 to the headrails and stern.
Signed by Robert Seppings [Survey
3 August 1818
National Maritime Museum
Pulo Leat, an Island in the Straits of Gaspar: HMS Alceste on fire. Mounted with PAF8548.; Bound with PAF8528-PAF8546, PAF8548-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Puzzled which to Choose!! or The King of Tombuctoo offering one of his daughters in marriage to Capt. - [anticipated result of a African Mission]. The mission anticipated in Cruikshank’s caricature was the African Association’s trans-Sahara ex
1818
National Maritime Museum
Ranger (1820), Tweed (1823), Rainbow (1823), Rattlesnake (1822), Crocodile (1825), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822), Herald (1822) - ex Termagant, North Star (1820), Success (1825), Talbot (1824), Daphne (cancelled 1832), Porcupine (cancelled 1832), Nimr
20 April 1818
National Maritime Museum
Talbot (1824). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for building Talbot (1824), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate (later Sloop) at Plymouth Dockyard. Initialled J.T and R.S. [ Joseph Tucker and Robert Seppings] (Surveyors of the Navy)
19 October 1818
National Maritime Museum
Termagant (1822), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Termagant (1822), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822), all 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, ordered to be built of Teak, building in the East Indie
21st July 1818
National Maritime Museum
Termagant (1822), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the midship section with modifications for Termagant (1822), Alligator (1821), Samarang (1822), all 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloops, building in the East Indies.
22nd June 1818
National Maritime Museum
The Contented Waterman. From Mr Dibdin's celebrated Song, call'd My Poll & my partner Joe (caricature). Plate 1.For as long as London has had a river, Watermen have been paid to row people across. In the days before the Thames had bridges a
1818
National Maritime Museum
Thunderer (1831). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines (with alterations dated December 1825), and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Thunderer' (1831), 84-gun, Second Rate, two-decker.
Signed by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy,
27 February 1818 (modified 17 June 1819)
National Maritime Museum
To the Hon. Sir T.S Raffles Lieut. Govn. of Fort Marlbro' this chart of Samangca or Keysers Bay is repectfully dedicated by his most obedient humble servants Lieuts. W.H.Hull & W.H.Johnston RH June 1818. Single sheet. Ms. Medium: Paper watermarke
1818
National Maritime Museum
Tristan da Cunha South Atlantic. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8558, PAF8560-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Vengeance (1824). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the section of the frame at Station 28, and the midship section for the 'Vengeance' (1824), a 84-gun Second Rate, two-decker at Pembroke Dockyard.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 180
25 February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Wreck of HMS Julia at Tristan da Cunha South Atlantic. Bound with PAF8528-PAF8555, PAF8557-PAF8568.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Jennings Insulating Compass. A magnetic dry-card compass of a type patented by Henry Jennings in 1818 (no. 4259).
The compass bowl is made of brass. The card is mica covered with paper, and is marked in points, with a fleur-de-lys at north. The unusual
about 1818
National Maritime Museum
A representation of His Majesty's Sloops Fairy of 16 Guns... and Harpy of 18 Guns... engaging the French National Frigate La Pallas mounting 44 Guns... off St Maloes, 6th Feby 1800. Hand-coloured.
1 Jan 1818
National Maritime Museum
Nautical Experience (caricature). Plate 105.; Hand-coloured.; Text in English above image.
1 Jan 1818
National Maritime Museum
Order of St Michael and St George, 1st class. Collar: Composed alternately of gold crowned lions, white enamel maltese crosses and cyphers "S.M." and "S.G." At top and bottom of the collar are two winged lions, bottom one surmounted by
1818
National Maritime Museum
Order of St Michael and St George, 1st class. Ribbon blue, with a centre red stripe.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Order of St Michael and St George, 1st class. Star: Seven rays of silver between each is a smaller ray of gold. Superimposed, a red enamelled cross with in the centre, a medallion of St Michael trampling Satan surrounded by a blue band with the motto: &q
1818
National Maritime Museum
Porträtt av Carl Ludvig von Rothstein, löjtnant vid Andra livgardet I 2.
1 January 1818
Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Porträtt av Johan Vilhelm von Stahl, fanjunkare vid Andra livgardet I 2.
1 January 1818
Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Star: Order of St Michael and St George, 2nd class. Star only. Embroidered, with silver and gold sequins and paper back. Belonged to Sir George Eyre.
1818
National Maritime Museum
Badge: Order of St Michael and St George, 3rd class. Badge: Seven rayed, fourteen pointed, white enamel star. In centre St Michael trampling Satan, surrounded by blue band inscribed: "AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI". Reverse: Same motto with St George
1818
National Maritime Museum
The Last Jig or Adieu to Old England (caricature). Hand-coloured.; No.118.
Bound in album PAG8512 with prints PAG8513-PAG8647; PAG8649- PAG8666..
20 Jan 1818
National Maritime Museum
William and Mary Capt. Manley a regular packet between Bristol and Waterford.... wrecked on the 23 of Oct 1817.... on the rocks called the Willeys on the coast of Wales..... Hand-coloured.
26 Jan 1818
National Maritime Museum
Captain George Mundy. CB. RN. Hargrave of Liverpool Pinxt. Plate 501. T. Blood sculpt. Print
31 Jan 1818
National Maritime Museum
Monarch (1832), Vengeance (1824), Thunderer (1831), Powerful (1826), Asia (1824), Bombay (1828). Scale 1:24. A plan showing the midship section, and the section at Station 28 for 'Monarch' (1832), 'Vengeance' (1824), 'Thunderer
February 1818
National Maritime Museum
Monarch (1832), Vengeance (1824), Thunderer (1831), Powerful (1826). Scale 1:24. A plan showing the section at Station X for 'Monarch' (1832), 'Vengeance' (1824), 'Thunderer' (1831), and 'Powerful' (1826), all 84-gu
February 1818
National Maritime Museum