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).
Lindschoten's voyage to the East Indies, 1583-1595. Pictorial chart of Mozambique, 5 Aug 1583. Print
1599
National Maritime Museum
Norris accounts.. A 'breif note taken the vth of Febr 1588 of suche payments as Sr John Norreis and Sr Francis Drake knights showe vnto vu to have made and disboursed for a voyage by them vndertaken.'
1588-02-05
National Maritime Museum
Payments made by Sir Francis Drake.. Payments made by Sir Francis Drake, 5 February 1588/9.
1588-02-05
National Maritime Museum
After over three years siege the garrison surrendered to the Archduke Albert. Plate to La Genealogie des Illustres Comtes de Nassau Jean Orlers, 1615 (2nd ed. p.241). Seige begun 5 July 1601. Assaults made 7 Jan 1602 and 13 April 1603. Surrendered 20 Sept
1615
National Maritime Museum
The Return of Prince Charles from Spain, 5 October 1623. (Updated, November 2013) This large painting shows the English fleet arriving in the Solent led by 'Prince Royal'. It is bearing Prince Charles and the Duke of Buckingham - for whom this
1623
National Maritime Museum
Tromp’s fleet: a council of war off the Texel, 5 August 1665. One of a series of drawings made by Van de Velde the Elder when he was attached to the Dutch fleet following the action at Bergen on 2 August 1665, early in the second Anglo-Dutch War. Th
1665
National Maritime Museum
Tromp’s fleet: a council of war, 5 August 1665?. One of a series of drawings made by Van de Velde the Elder when he was attached to the Dutch fleet following the action at Bergen on 2 August 1665, early in the second Anglo-Dutch War. This view of th
1665
National Maritime Museum
The Dutch fleet coming to anchor 5 June 1672. The Dutch fleet coming to anchor, 26 May [OS]/ 5 June 1672. In the middle distance is a port bow view of the ‘Eendracht’, Aert van Nes at anchor; her mizzen topsail is hoisted and aback. In the lef
1672
National Maritime Museum
William III Landing at Brixham, Torbay, 5 November 1688. A full-length portrait to left, facing to right on a rearing white horse. Prince William of Orange (as he then was) wears a buff coat which is perhaps of leather, embroidered with gold and lined wit
1688
National Maritime Museum
Specification for the 1745 Establishment. 9 page specification for the 1745 Establishment, dated 5 August 1745, addressed to Admiral Sir John Norris, signed by Joseph Allin, Surveyor of the Navy, and by the following Master Shipwrights: John Ward (Chatham
5 August 1745
National Maritime Museum
The taking of the 'Nuestra Senora de les Remedios' by the 'Prince Frederick', 'Duke' and 'Prince George' Privateers, 5th February 1746. In 1753 Boydell published a set of engravings illustrating the exploits of the
1753
National Maritime Museum
The taking of the Nuestra Senora de los Remedios (alias La Ninsa) a Spanish Ship.... by the Royal family privateers, 5 February 1746, off Cape St Marys. (Shows Prince Frederick, Duke and Prince George under Commodore Talbot). Print
1753
National Maritime Museum
The Wreck of the Nuestra Senora de los Remedios (alias La Ninfa) a prize to the Royal family Privateers taken 5 February 1746, and lost in November following near Beachey head on the coast of Sussex. Print
1753
National Maritime Museum
'Cleopatra' (1779). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the inboard profile for 'Cleopatra' (1779), a 32-gun Fifth Rate Frigate.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
5 June 1778
National Maritime Museum
The Battle of Dogger Bank, 5 August 1781. The British artist Thomas Luny (1758-1837) is best known for his marine paintings, which, though often sombre, show great skill in technique and execution. The action referred to in this painting is a confrontatio
1781
National Maritime Museum
The Sailors Farewell (caricature). A picture of sailors saying goodbye to their loved ones. A large British Navy ships waits in the background. In the centre a sailor says goodbye to his weeping wife, young daughter and baby. In background a similar scene
5 Nov 1785
National Maritime Museum
A View of the City of Quebec, the Capital of Canada, Taken partly from Pointe des Peres, and partly on Board the Vanguard Man of War, by Captain Hervey Smyth. Print
5 Nov 1786
National Maritime Museum
Sorlings (1789). Scale: 1:32. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Sorlings (1789), a purchased Survey Vessel.
Signed by Martin Ware [Master Shipwright, Deptford Dockyard, March 1787 - June 179
5 August 1789
National Maritime Museum
Sorlings (1789). Scale: 1:32. Plan showing the upper deck with some details for Sorlings (1789), a purchased Survey Vessel.
Signed by Martin Ware [Master Shipwright, Deptford Dockyard, March 1787 - June 1795].
5 August 1789
National Maritime Museum
A Representation of His Majesty's Frigate La Concorde Engageing Two French Frigates The L' Engageante and La Resolve on the 23d April 1794 off the Isle of Bas.... Hand-coloured.; Technique includes pen and ink style lithograph. The identity of t
5 May 1795
National Maritime Museum
Legion of Honour, 5th class. Badge: Silver star of five rays with double points with a small silver ball on each point, enamelled white, the arms connected with a green enamelled laurel and oak wreath surmounted by an Imperial Crown. Obverse: In the centr
after 1852
National Maritime Museum
Legion of Honour, 5th class. Obverse: In centre the head of the Republic. Inscription: "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1870". Reverse: Crossed tricolours. Inscription: "HONNEUR ET PATRIE". Awarded to Group Captain Charles Russel Jekyl Randall R
National Maritime Museum
Legion of Honour, 5th Class. Obverse: In the centre, the head of the Republic. Inscription: "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1870". Reverse: In centre, crossed tricolours. Inscription: "HONNEUR ET PATRIE". Awarded to J C H Lindsay. Suspended from
after 1870
National Maritime Museum
Bericht van de uitgever van de prent met de allegorie op de Vrede van Amiens, 1802
5 June 1802
Rijksmuseum
Four frigates capturing Spanish treasure ships off Cape Santa Maria, Portugal, 5 October 1804. This action, technically at a time of peace with Spain, was one of the most controversial of the Napoleonic War. Four Spanish frigates with a rich shipment of
1807
National Maritime Museum
'Project' (1806). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan for the 'Project' (1806). The plan also depicts a modified midship section, sheer lines with inboard detail showing the mortar beds, a longitudinal half-breadth, and upper deck
5 August 1805
National Maritime Museum
Britannia crowning the Bust of our late Hero Lord Nelson. Nelson’s death generated a flood of commemorative souvenirs and memorabilia, including many engravings. This created an industry of Nelson image-makers among artists and engravers, who drew u
Published 5 December 1805
National Maritime Museum
Brittannia lamenting the death of Admiral Lord Nelson, who after a series of transcendant and heroic Virtues, fell gloriously in his 121st. Engagement in the Moment of a Brilliant & Decisive Victory, obtained over the Combined Fleets of France & S
5 December 1805
National Maritime Museum
Brittannia lamenting the death of Admiral Lord Nelson, who after a series of transcendant and heroic Virtues, fell gloriously in his 121st. Engagement in the Moment of a Brilliant & Decisive Victory, obtained over the Combined Fleets of France & S
5 Dec 1805
National Maritime Museum
Brittannia lamenting the death of Admiral Lord Nelson. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument with an oval portrait of Nelson on the plinth, a pyramid above bears three inscriptions within oval wreaths: 'Battle of Copenhagen 2d April
5 Dec 1805
National Maritime Museum
Pacific Overtures - or - a Flight from St Cloud's - over the Water to Charley - a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing (caricature). Hand-coloured.
5 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
4-man bed cabins on Troopships (1808). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the elevation, and section illustrating the fitting of four-man bed cabins, for the receprtion of troops onboard Transports (Troopships). Signed William Fearnall [Master Shipwright ?]
Fo
5 November 1808
National Maritime Museum
Thames Scene: moored vessel with tarpaulin awning in a river landscape with two men fishing. Bound with PAF5128-PAF5134.
5 Dec 1809
National Maritime Museum
Buffalo (1813). Scale: probably 1:96. Plans showing incomplete inboard profile, quarter deck, forecastle deck, upper deck, and lower deck with alterations in green ink for fitting the Buffalo (1813), a purchased East Indiaman, converted to a Storeship.
5 November 1813
National Maritime Museum
The Blockade of Toulon, 1810-14: Pellew's Action, 5 November 1813. An incident in the blockade of Toulon, the principal French Mediterranean naval port, towards the end of the Napoleonic War. By the autumn of 1813 the French fleet at Toulon had built
1830
National Maritime Museum
Study of a recumbent sheep after Paul Potter. Mounted with PAE6569-PAE6570.
5 Sep 1820
National Maritime Museum
Shadwell church, and an enlargement of the spire, 5 Dec 1826. Mounted with PAD0837.
5 Dec 1826
National Maritime Museum
Hyppolite Bisson Lieutenant de Vaisseau Ile a L'Orient en 1797, mort a Stampalie le 5 Novbre 1827. Capitaine du Panayoty. Print
5 Nov 1827
National Maritime Museum
The bow of a barge, details of the heel of the sprit and other rigging details. original art: drawing
5 Oct 1829
National Maritime Museum
Luns van een gedeelte van een rolpaard van de kanonneerboot No.2 van J.C.J. van Speyk
5 February 1831
Rijksmuseum
Notenkraker gemaakt van ijzer van de kanonneerboot No. 2 van J.C.J. van Speyk
5 February 1831
Rijksmuseum
Verzegelde verklaring van herkomst van de drie ringen van ijzer van de kanonneerboot No.2 van J.C.J. van Speyk
5 February 1831
Rijksmuseum
Part of panoramic series of views of Portsmouth harbour with nos. 528, 529, 531. As seen from the Still public house, 5 July 1831. Mounted with PAE5472.
5 Jul 1831
National Maritime Museum
Part of panoramic series of views of Portsmouth harbour with nos. 528, 530, 531. As seen from the Still public house, 5 July 1831. original art: drawing
5 Jul 1831
National Maritime Museum
Part of panoramic series of views of Portsmouth harbour with the Gem schooner yacht under sail, with nos. 528, 529, 530. As seen from the Still public house, 5 July 1831. Mounted with PAE5471.
5 Jul 1831
National Maritime Museum
The r.h. drawing of a panoramic series of views of Portsmouth harbour with nos. 529, 530, 531. As seen from the Still public house, 5 July 1831. Mounted with PAE5468.
5 Jul 1831
National Maritime Museum
Hay barge and men of war on the Medway, 1833. In 1833 Cooke went on a sketching tour in the River Medway with James Stark, a family friend and a member of the Norwich School, who gave him instruction in oil painting. In 1835 Cooke exhibited his first oil
5 July 1833
National Maritime Museum
The quay, Havre with a large dockside crane. original art: drawing
5 Sep 1833
National Maritime Museum
The quay, Havre with much topographical detail, street names etc. original art: drawing
5 Sep 1833
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Le Follet Courier des Salons' 1835-01-05
5 January 1835
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
The Mary, Joshua Collings, Master, entering the harbour of La Valetta, in the Island of Malta, Decr 5th 1835. Hand-coloured.
Jan 1839
National Maritime Museum