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).
'Warrior' (1860). Scale 1:96. A plan showing the body of the broadside ironclad 'Warrior' (1860). This plan is the seperated portion of plan NPC5106A.
1859
National Maritime Museum
. Cutlass, the hilt of a cutlass consists of a sheet steel half-basket guard. The cutlass has a black cast iron grip. The cutlass has a straight, flat steel blade with a double-edged spear point. The blade was cut down in 1875, when it was reduced in widt
1859
National Maritime Museum
. Drawing on paper of a plan of a building with handwritten annotations.
1859
National Maritime Museum
. Rummer with a bucket bowl and knopped stem. The bowl is engraved with a west view of the old Sunderland bridge with a steam vessel passing underneath, inscribed: 'Sunderland Bridge'. On the other side, the inscription: 'George Haig 1859
1859
National Maritime Museum
. The brown leather scabbard has a brass locket, a frog hook and chape. Inside the throat of the scabbard are two flat springs, which retain the blade in the scabbard by pressing down on each side of the cutlass. The obverse of the scabbard is stamped wit
1859
National Maritime Museum
. White glass rolling pin painted in red, green and gold. A centre panel is inscribed: 'A Present from / your Brother / 1859'. On either side, two views of the same schooner-rigged vessel, each with the name 'CHARLES WESLEY' below, one
1859
National Maritime Museum
24pdr howitzer. One of a pair of brass muzzleloading smoothbore howitzers mounted on wooden rear-chock carriages. Calibre: 5.75in. On the right trunnion is 'R10 CCCLX', on the left trunnion is '1859' and on the barrel is the cypher o
1859
National Maritime Museum
24pdr howitzer. Wooden rear-chock carriage for one of a pair of brass muzzleloading smoothbore howitzers.
1859
National Maritime Museum
24pdr howitzer. Wooden rear-chock carriage for one of a pair of brass muzzleloading smoothbore howitzers.
1859
National Maritime Museum
25 ft Cutter. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for an 10-oared 25 ft Cutter. Signed Isaac Watts [Chief Constructor of the Navy, 1860-1863].
Dated: 10 June 1859
National Maritime Museum
A chart showing the favourite resort of the sperm and right whale by M.F. Maury L.L.D. Lieut.U.S. Navy. Constructed from Maury's whale chart of the World by Robt. H.Wyman Lieut. U.S.N. by authority of Commo: Charles Morris U.S.N. Chief of Bureau of O
1859
National Maritime Museum
Action between the Constitution & the Guerriere. Technique includes etching.
1859
National Maritime Museum
Attic Plan. Drawing on paper of a plan of a building with handwritten annotations.
1859
National Maritime Museum
Billingsgate, 1859. For many centuries Billingsgate was the main wharf for the mooring of fishing vessels and landing their cargoes. Billingsgate was the site of a fish market on the north bank of the river between the London Bridge, seen in the backgroun
1859
National Maritime Museum
Black Lion Wharf, 1859. A view of Black Lion Wharf. A sign on one of the buildings along the wharf reads, ‘Old Shipping Clippers To Let Everyday’. The Black Lion Wharf later became part of the London and Continental Steam Wharf, later still th
1859
National Maritime Museum
Chart of the curves of equal magnetic variation, 1858.. Single sheet. Engr. Cartographic Note: Mercator projection. Omits poles. Additional Places: World. Contents Note: Inset: Index chart, shewing the approximate annual change of the magnetic varaiation
1861; 1859
National Maritime Museum
Commemorative medal depicting Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Commemorative medal depicting Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Obverse: Head of Galileo (left), telescope below. Legend: 'GALILEO GALILEI'. Reverse: Inscription, 'S.P.Q.P. ACADEMIA PRIS
1859
National Maritime Museum
Entrance Elevation. Drawing on paper of a plan of the elevation of a building with handwritten annotations.
1859
National Maritime Museum
First Floor Plan. Drawing on paper of a plan of the first floor of a building with handwritten annotations.
1859
National Maritime Museum
Gun tompion or tompion part?. Tompion or part of tompion for KTP0043.1. In three parts contained in a bag.
1859
National Maritime Museum
Limehouse, 1859. The buildings of Limehouse are shown on the right with the Thames and shipping in the distance on the left. The low viewpoint shows a complex arrangement of boats, masts, wooden piles and building. A woman walks up the steps on the right
1859
National Maritime Museum
Long Shore Men (45) 1859. A drypoint etching of a group of four men gathered around a table in a pub. The men wear caps, and two of them smoke pipes. A woman and child sit at the end of the table on the right. The empty foreground draws the viewer into an
1859
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857). Box base for the medal commemorating Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857).
1859
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857). Box lid for the medal commemorating Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857).
1859
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857). Medal commemorating Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857). Obverse: Bust of Dr Kane (right), an oblong plaque below with a bow view of a ship embedded in the ice below cliffs, two US flags to either side. Legend: &
1859
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the arctic explorer Dr Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857). Medal commemorating the arctic explorer Dr Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857). Obverse: bust of Dr Kane (right), an oblong plaque below with a bow view of a ship embedded in ice below clif
1859
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Obverse: Broadside view of the ship with fore and aft sail set on six masts, and showing five funnels. Legend: 'THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP SC
1859
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Obverse: Bust of the engineer Brunel (three-quarter left). Legend: 'ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL BORN 1806 . DIED SEP . 15, 1859.' Reverse: St
1859
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the ship under steam, sails furled. Legend: 'GREAT EASTERN.' Exergue: '1859.' Reverse: In
1859
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Eastern'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the ship under steam. Legend: 'GREAT EASTERN.' Below: '1859.' Reverse: Legend, 'DESI
1859
National Maritime Museum
Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Abukir Bay, western portion. Surveyed by Commr. A.L. Mansell, assisted by Liuet. E.W.Brooker, Messrs. F.Skead, Mast. & R.H.Blamey, Masts. Assist. 1857. Single sheet. Engr. Scale: 1:24 000. Cartographic Note: Ungraduated. Addi
1859
National Maritime Museum
Old Westminster Bridge, 1859. Whistler's etching of Labelye's original Westminster Bridge, opened in 1750. This was number four of Whistler's 'Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects'. Old Westminster
1859
National Maritime Museum
Preliminary chart of Ontonagon Harbor, Lake Superior, from surveys under the direction of the Topographical Bureau of the War Department in obedience to Acts of Congress requiring the Survey of the North and North Western Lakes.1859.. Single sheet. Engr.
1859
National Maritime Museum
Prize medal, Greenwich Hospital School. Obverse: Head of Admiral Lord Nelson with collar and tied pigtail. Legend: "PALMAM QVI MERUIT FERAT". Reverse: Legend: "GREENWICH HOSPITAL". Inscription: "Charles T. Gill. Reward 1859"
1859
National Maritime Museum
Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1859. waistcoat, blue. No lapels, four 9/16 inch buttons.
1859
National Maritime Museum
Sheet III West Coast of India From Arnol I. to Kundari I. By Captn. W.A. Tate Bombay Engineers 1827 Lieutenant R. Cogan I.N. 1828 and Commanders W. Selby, I.N.. Scale: circa 1:145,000 (lat). Chart with one view; magnetic variation marked. Coordiantes give
1884; 1859
National Maritime Museum
Submarine cable section. A portion of submarine cable. It is cylindrical, brass mount. Shore end of cable. Stranded core of conductors surrounded by layers of gutta percha and tarred hemp. Outer sheathing consists of ten galvanised iron wires.
1859
National Maritime Museum
Subscribers medal for wreck of the SS Chusan 1874. Obverse: Within a cable and pearl border in high relief a single funnelled paddle -steamer sinking (R) a pier with the bow of a steamer alongside (L) and in the distance a beacon and hills. Reverse: Insc
1859
National Maritime Museum
Thames Police, 1859. A view of the Thames at low tide, at Wapping Wharf. The Thames Police tower stands on the right, next to a building marked “Wapping Wharf.” Thames police officers and their skiffs pulled up on the shore at Wapping Wharf.
1859
National Maritime Museum
Thames warehouses, 1859. A view of the river Thames showing the Hermitage Coal Wharf and other wharves in Wapping. The warehouses on the left have signs which read “Fred Vink &Co / Rope & Sail Makers / Smith & Son / Hermitage Coal Wharf.
1859
National Maritime Museum
The Ground Floor Plan [...]. Drawing on paper of a plan of the ground floor of a building with handwritten annotations.
1859
National Maritime Museum
The Pool, 1859. One of Whistler's 'Series of Sixteen Etchings on the Thames', this is a view across the river in the Pool of London. In the foreground a river worker sits in a small rowing boat. This crowded scene of ships and lighters was
1859
National Maritime Museum
Victorian Colonists Medal, 1859. Obverse: Within a cable border a view of the sea; in foreground a boats' crew hauling a whaleboat ashore, other boats pulling to land; two steamers in distance; wreckage in the water and ashore; above, an anchor and r
1859
National Maritime Museum
Yarmouth and Lowestoft Roads London published by James Imray & Son 89 Minories 1859. Scale: 1:160,000 (bar). Printed chart of the North Sea, Yarmouth and Lowestoft Roads. Blue back chart.
1859
National Maritime Museum
Horatia Nelson, 1801-81 (Mrs Horatia Nelson-Ward). Glazed photograph in a rectagular gilt-metal surround set in a rectangular black-lacquered backing board with a brass suspension ring and hanger in the form of an acorn and oak leaves, top centre. It bear
1859 or later
National Maritime Museum
Admiral of the Fleet John Jellicoe, 1859-1935, 1st Earl Jellicoe. A three-quarter-length portrait slightly to the left, wearing an admiral of the fleet's frock coat, 1901-29. He also wears the medal ribbons and the cross of the Order of Merit, with t
1933
National Maritime Museum
'Warrior' (1860). Graduated bar scale, approximately 1:96. A plan showing the sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth of the broadside ironclad 'Warrior' (1860). The body was originally attached, and is catalogued separately as NPC51
1 March 1859
National Maritime Museum
23 ft Cutter. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for an 8-oared 23 ft Cutter. Signed Isaac Watts [Chief Constructor of the Navy, 1860-1863].
Dated: 10 June 1859
National Maritime Museum
28 ft Cutter. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for an 10-oared 28 ft Cutter. Signed Isaac Watts [Chief Constructor of the Navy, 1860-1863].
Dated: 10 June 1859
National Maritime Museum
2. Landing to attack the Peiho Forts by Royal Marines and seamen on the evening of the 25th June, 1859. Print
Jul 1861
National Maritime Museum
A beach scene near the Bass Rock, Near Berwick, dated 3 Sep 1859. original art: drawing
3 Sep 1859
National Maritime Museum
A beach scene near the Bass Rock, Near Berwick. original art: drawing
3 Sep 1859
National Maritime Museum
The Explosion on board the Great Eastern Steam Ship, off Hastings, on the 9th September, 1859. The 'Great Eastern' left the Thames on 7 September 1859. Two days later, when she was passing the south coast, a terrific explosion occurred, caused b
1859
National Maritime Museum