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).
Nelson's Tower, Forres. A hand-coloured aquatint showing Nelson’s Tower, Forres, Moray, Scotland. Built in 1806 by the Forres Trafalgar Club it commemorated Nelson's victory and death at that battle. It was also the first monument erected
Published 1 June 1821
National Maritime Museum
The Thames from Greenwich Park. From a Drawing in the Possession of the Duke of Argyll. See PAF5995, apparently the original drawing. PAD2225 is another copy of this print.
1 Jun 1822
National Maritime Museum
A Sketch at the Royal Academy - The Living Model (caricature). Print
1 Jun 1824
National Maritime Museum
Off the Cape. - A Man Overboard. From a picture by Wm. Daniell, R.A. Print
1 Jun 1824
National Maritime Museum
A mid on half pay. Tower Hill (caricature). A generic caricature of a midshipman - a trainee naval officer- on half pay, which officers were placed on when not actively employed at sea. Midshipmen were paid so little they suffered hardship as a result un
1 Jun 1825
National Maritime Museum
View from the Top of Mount Nelson with Hobart Town in the Distance V D L. Print
1 Jun 1825
National Maritime Museum
View of the South End of Schouten's Island, Van Diemens Land. Print
1 Jun 1825
National Maritime Museum
Edward Somerset, Second Marquis of Worcester. From the original of Vandyke, in the Collection of His Grace the Duke of Beaufort. Technique includes stipple engraving.; Text in English below image.
1 Jun 1827
National Maritime Museum
His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, Lord High Admiral; & General of the Royal Marines. Technique includes etching.
1 Jun 1827
National Maritime Museum
Come along in we shan't be ashore tomorrow (caricature). Plate No.13.
1 Jun 1828
National Maritime Museum
Rover (cancelled 1831); Scout (1832); Pheasant (cancelled 1831); Redwing (cancelled 1831). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half stern board outline, sheer lines with midship framing, and longitudinal half-breadth for Rover (cancelled 1831),
1 June 1829
National Maritime Museum
'Black Joke' engaging the Spanish slave brig 'Almirante' in the Bight of Benin, 1 Feb 1829. The 'Almirante' was a Spanish slave brig, which was caught by the Royal Navy's 'Black Joke', on 1 February 1829. '
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
Portsmouth Regatta Augt 14 1827, the Therese, belonging to the Earl of Belfast, beating the Menai T.A. Smith Esq. Plate No.15. Technique includes etching.
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
The Challenger commanded by Captain FitzClarence, sailing from Portsmouth with Dispatches for Lisbon, Oct 31. 1827. Coloured etching and engraving of The Challenger (1826), other versions of same image (uncoloured): PAD8017 and PAI3111. Also Plate 16 in t
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
The Lightening Steamer bringing the Royal Sovereign into Portsmouth Harbour, July 31 1827. Hand-coloured.; Technique includes engraving.; Plate 4.
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
The Lord High Admiral returning from his inspection of the Warspite July 31 1827. Technique includes engraving.; Mounted with PAD6070.; Plate 3.
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
Visit of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral, to Portsmouth In the year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate 10: The Russian Squadron with their yards manned in compliment to the Duchess of Clarence, A
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
Visit of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral, to Portsmouth In the year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate 12: The Duches of Clarence coming ashore at the King's Stairs after viewing the Russian
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
Visit of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral, to Portsmouth In the year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate 13: Distant view of the Royal Sovereign Yacht and the Russian Squadron, Augt. 8, 1827. Techn
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
Visit of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral, to Portsmouth In the year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate 8 [?]: Arrival of the Russian Squadron, at Spithead on the Morning of Augt 8th 1827. Techniq
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
Visit of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral, to Portsmouth In the year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate [?]: Part of the Russian Squadron at Anchor at Spithead.. Technique includes etching. One of
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
Visit of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral, to Portsmouth In the year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate [?]: Part of the Russian Squadron, at Anchor at Spithead. Technique includes etching. One of
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
Visits of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence as Lord High Admiral to Portsmouth in the Year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate No.12. Hand-coloured.; Engraved on steel.; Technique includes etching.
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
Visits of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence as Lord High Admiral to Portsmouth in the Year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate No.7. Hand-coloured.; Engraved on steel.; Technique includes etching.
1 Jun 1830
National Maritime Museum
An Indiaman on fire. Plate no.67. This may have been inspired by the burning of the 'Kent' Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay in 1825, though in that case two other ships were at hand to rescue those who escaped.
1 Jun 1831
National Maritime Museum
Rover (cancelled 1831); Scout (1832); Pheasant (cancelled 1831); Redwing (cancelled 1831). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Rover (cancelled 1831), Scout (1832), Pheasant (cancelled 1831) and Redwing (cancelled 1831), all 18-gun Sloops.
1 June 1831
National Maritime Museum
The Mayor and Corporation of Portsmouth, going on board the Yacht ['Royal Sovereign'], with an Address Augt 2d 1827. Technique includes etching.
1 Jun 1831
National Maritime Museum
The Return of the Asia and Albion to Spithead after the Battle of Navarino Jany 31. 1828. The veteran Napoleonic-era ships 'Asia' and 'Albion' are shown making their way back to Portsmouth after fighting in the Battle of Navarino, whic
1 Jun 1831
National Maritime Museum
The Return of the Asia and Albion to Spithead after the Battle of Naverino Jany 31 1828. Plate No.17. The veteran Napoleonic-era ships 'Asia' and 'Albion' are shown making their way back to Portsmouth after fighting in the Battle of Na
1 Jun 1831
National Maritime Museum
To His Excellency Sir Thomas John Cochrane... This Plate of the Town and Harbour of St Johns... taken from Signal-Hill June 1st 1831. Hand-coloured.
1831
National Maritime Museum
Visit of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral, to Portsmouth In the year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate 6: Return of the Experimental Squadron to Spithead from the second Cruise Augt 2, 1827.. Tec
1 Jun 1831
National Maritime Museum
A chart exhibiting the lighthouses and lightvessels, on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland and also those on the coasts of Europe situated between Lat 47 degrees and 59 degreesN and Long 6 degreesW to 17 degreesE. Published June 1st 1833 by R.H Laur
1843; 1833
National Maritime Museum
The Water Witch. Technique includes etching.; Stored in mount with PAD6156.
1 Jun 1834
National Maritime Museum
The New Lighthouse, Niton. Taken from the water towards Mount Cleeves and the Royal Sandrock Hotel. Isle of Wight. Technique includes etching.
1 Jun 1841
National Maritime Museum
A 'fancy fair' for the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Benevolent Society in the Painted Hall, Greenwich. A view up from the Vestibule into the Painted Hall in its days as the Naval Gallery, with the lower windows blocked up and paintin
1 June 1843
National Maritime Museum
Fores's Marine Sketches. The Yacht Maria The Property of J.C. Stevens Esqre Commodore of the New York Yacht Club. Hand-coloured.
1 Jun 1853
National Maritime Museum
Sydney Cove, N S W Emigrants leaving the ship. To Oswald Bloxsome, Esq, Rangers, North shore, Sydney... by O W Brierly. Hand-coloured.; No 2.
1 Jun 1853
National Maritime Museum
First Discovery of Land by HMS Investigator, September 6th 1850. Plate I.
1 Jun 1854
National Maritime Museum
Vice Admiral James Wortley Deans Dundas, C.B. Commander-in-chief of the British Fleet in the Black Sea, &c.&c.&c. Print
1 Jun 1854
National Maritime Museum
Naval action, Fatshan Creek, 1 June 1857. Stored loose in album with PAI1796-PAI1929, PAI1931-PAI1933.
1 Jun 1857
National Maritime Museum
Right-hand side of sketch of naval action in Fatshan Creek, with inscription, 'Fatshan Creek June 1st 1857' (continued from previous page). Bound with PAF2395-PAF2414, PAF2416-PAF2463.
1857
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Warrior. Print. Tinted lithograph of the three-masted armoured frigate, HMS Warrior (1860) on a starboard tack running through strong waves before a good wind. Most of her square sails are aloft and smoke streams back from the two funnels. The red
1 Jun 1872
National Maritime Museum