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).
'Reliant' paddle tug under steam near a port. Signed by artist. This drawing was done for the Museum by Madden, one of its Trustees and subsequently Chairman, when the dismantled 'Reliant' was being re-erected as centrepiece of the Mus
1971
National Maritime Museum
. Large wine glass with an air-spiral stem, the bowl stipple-engraved with three vessels under sail: a brig, a brigantine, and a three-masted barque. Engraved around the rim: 'I SAW THREE SHIPS COME SAILING BY'. Signed at the base of the bowl: &
1971
National Maritime Museum
. Planetimer with instruction card. Blue and white card with a circular representation of the Solar System, containing circular discs. Back of the card shows table and data to determine the positions and the characterisitcs for visualising the planets. Wi
1971
National Maritime Museum
. The booklet has a photo of an astrolabe on the front and back over and contains descriptions, diagrams and explanations of the workings of an astrolabe, with a list of stars on the back page.
1971
National Maritime Museum
. The booklet has a yellow cover with a reproduction of the astrolabe on the front and back covers. Inside are instructions and descriptions for using the model.
1971
National Maritime Museum
. This hexagonal model astrolabe has a booklet and a sheet of instructions. The booklet has a yellow cover with a reproduction of the astrolabe on the front and back covers. Inside are instructions and descriptions for using the model. The instrument is m
1971
National Maritime Museum
. This plastic model astrolabe has a plastic folding case and is accompanied by a booklet. The booklet has a photo of an astrolabe on the front and back over and contains descriptions, diagrams and explanations of the workings of an astrolabe, with a list
1971
National Maritime Museum
Docks at Goole, Early Morning, 1971. This view of the docks at Goole, on Humberside, is an evocative portrayal of shipping lying alongside the quays. Goole was founded in the 1920s for the export of Yorkshire coal. The warehouses, cranes and dockside furn
1971
National Maritime Museum
Farmers Daughter. Replica Seal Cove skiff called the 'Farmers Daughter'.
1971
National Maritime Museum
Frolic(1813); Warship; Sloop; 18 gun. Scale 1:48. A full hull model of ‘Frolic’ (circa 1813) an 18-gun ship-sloop. Constructed in ‘bread and butter’ fashion, the model is decked and partially equipped including two anchors as well
1971
National Maritime Museum
Hobah (1879); Cargo vessel; Ketch; West Country coastal ketch. Scale: 1:48. A full hull exhibition model of the coastal ketch ‘Hobah’ (1879) built plank on frame, with a realistic 'working’ finish for inclusion in a West Country por
1971
National Maritime Museum
Lunar table globe. Lunar table globe. Astronomical details on the sphere include craters on the sphere, which are mostly labelled and recorded landing sites. In addition to the landing sites of the unmanned spacecrafts, Lunik 2 and Ranger 4, the manned la
1971
National Maritime Museum
Marine Radar Type 18/12. This radar display unit is typical of the sort of instrument used on ships in the 1970s to monitor the surrounding sea. It was made by Kelvin Hughes, one of the leading navigational instrument suppliers. It has a 12-inch metal-bac
1971
National Maritime Museum
Mary (1875); Cargo vessel; Smack. Scale: 1:48. Full hull model of the smack 'Mary' (1875). The model is decked, equipped and rigged, with the sails furled. The name ‘Mary’ is on the port and starboard bows and ‘Mary Truro&rsquo
1971
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Keppler symposium, 1971. Box for the medal commemorating Keppler symposium, 1971
1971
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Keppler symposium, 1971. Medal commemorating Keppler symposium, 1971. Obverse: Bust of Johann Keppler (1571-1630) wearing a ruff collar, in high relief. Legend: 'IOANNES KEPPLERVS, 1571-1630.' Exergue: His name in Russian scr
1971
National Maritime Museum
Medal, XXVI Cape Horners Association Congress, 1971. Box for the medal commemorating the XXVI Cape Horners Association Congress, 1971
1971
National Maritime Museum
Medal, XXVI Cape Horners Association Congress, 1971. Medal commemorating the XXVI Cape Horners Association Congress, 1971. Obverse: Legend: 'COMMUNE DI SANTA MARGHERITA LIGURE' shield of arms with mural crown as the crest. Reverse: Inscription:
1971
National Maritime Museum
Small Craft Precision Sextant. The extant consists of circular grey-lacquered alloy plates. The lid contains a paper table for correcting the observed altitude of the Sun’s lower limb. The index arm is moved by a milled knob at the pivot point on th
1971
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial globe gores. Terrestrial globe gores. Geographical details on the gores include scales below the inscription, for statute miles, kilometres and nautical miles. Routes are represented with symbols for the principal shipping routes, for the prin
1971
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial globe gores. Terrestrial globe gores. They form a set with Replogle Globes Inc GLB0222. Geographical details on the gores show cartographic features, artistically rendered in order to show the relief in plane. An extensive geological nomenclat
1971
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial globe gores. Terrestrial globe gores. They form a set with Replogle Globes Inc GLB0267. Geographical details on the gores display artistically rendered cartographic features, in order to show the relief in plane. An extensive geological nomenc
1971
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial relief globe. Terrestrial relief globe. Geographical details on the sphere show the Earth presented in relief, mountain ridges, ocean basins and riffs. In the collection of the Globe Museum, Vienna, there is a lunar globe in relief designed by
1971
National Maritime Museum
Queen's House, Greenwich (artist's proof). A view down toward the NMM buildings and the Royal Naval College from near the Wolfe statue beside the Royal Observatory. It captures the lively use of the park by visitors and residents of all sorts at
probably 1971
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Argentinian Training Cruiser 'La Argentina' 10th voyage, 1971. Case for the medal commemorating the Argentinian Training Cruiser 'La Argentina' 10th voyage, 1971
1971
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating the Argentinian Training Cruiser 'La Argentina' 10th voyage, 1971. Medal commemorating the Argentinian Training Cruiser 'La Argentina' 10th voyage, 1971. Obverse: 'La Argentina' under sail, within a linked
1971
National Maritime Museum
Grenado (1742); Fighting vessel; Bomb vessel. Scale: 1: 48. A full hull and partially planked model of the ‘Grenado’ (1742), a bomb ketch fitted with two 12-inch mortars. The model has been designed to lift apart to reveal the internal constru
1971-2 (19 January 1971-23 August 1972)
National Maritime Museum