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).
Paper relating to Drake's accounts.. Endorsed 'copie. The Answer to the Lo: Treasore (sic) and the L. Admirall vpon the view of Sr Francis Drakes accompte. 7 febr. 1588.'
1588-02-07
National Maritime Museum
[The fireship attack on the Spanish Armada, 7 August 1588]. Disbound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: circa 1:150,000 (bar). Ungraduated chart of the track of the Spanish Armada. The bar scale is in English miles. The chart contains the coats of arm
1590
National Maritime Museum
Dutch ships in a sea, 28 May-7 June 1665. This unsigned drawing depicts a fresh breeze and a heavy sea. In the foreground, van de Velde's galjoot is visible, with a quartering wind running down towards a ship in the left background which has carried
1665
National Maritime Museum
The Battle of Solebay, 28 May-7 June 1672. The drawing shows the battle at noon with a light East-South-East breeze from the right of the drawing. In the left foreground is a stern view of the ‘Komeetster’ with the ‘Ridderschap’ (J
1672
National Maritime Museum
The yawl of the 'Luxborough Galley' arriving at Newfoundland, 7 July 1727. This is the final painting from a set of six scenes, ‘The loss of the 'Luxborough Galley' in 1727 and the escape of some of her crew’ (see also BHC2
1760
National Maritime Museum
The South-West Prospect of Ipswich, in the County of Suffolk. Text in English below image.
7 Jan 1741
National Maritime Museum
Swallow (1745). Scale: probably 1:24? Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck, and fore & aft platforms for building Swallow (1745), a 10-gun two-masted Sloop.
7 March 1745
National Maritime Museum
William Carnegie (1756-1831), 7th Earl of Northesk. (Updated September 2014) Carnegie, a younger son of the admiral sixth Earl of Northesk, entered the Navy in 1771 and became a captain in 1782. From 1788, after the death of his elder brothers, he was sty
1805
National Maritime Museum
A new map of the Province of Quebec, according to the royal proclamation, of the 7th of October 1763, from the French surveys connected with those made after the war, by Captain Carver, and other officers in His Majesty's service.. Single sheet. Hand
1776
National Maritime Museum
A chart of the islands of Jersey from the survey made by Capt. Clement Lempriere. This chart is bound in Sayer & Bennett's A Complete Channel Pilot, comprehending the English and French coasts, from the Thames Mouth to the Bay of Biscay, includin
7 May 1779
National Maritime Museum
A general chart of the islands of Guernsey and Jersey, Sark, Herm, Jethou and Alderney, with Cape la Hague and the Caskets. This chart is bound in Sayer & Bennett's A Complete Channel Pilot, comprehending the English and French coasts, from the T
7 May 1779
National Maritime Museum
A new chart of the islands of Guernsey, with those of Sark, Herm and Jethou... improved from the survey made by Capt. Dobree. This chart is bound in Sayer & Bennett's A Complete Channel Pilot, comprehending the English and French coasts, from the
7 May 1779
National Maritime Museum
Capt John Paul Jones, commander of a squadron of ships in the service of France and America. Done from an original, designed at Amsterdam. Hand-coloured.
7 Feb 1780
National Maritime Museum
Rodney introducing de Grasse (caricature). Hand-coloured etching decorated with a caricature entitled 'Rodney introducing de Grasse'.
07/06/1782
National Maritime Museum
His Royal Highness Prince William Henry Captain of His Majestys ship Andromeda Dedicated by permission to his Royal Highness Frederick Duke of York and Henry Prince Bishop of Osuabruck &c &c By his Highnesses most obedient humble servant - John Lo
7 Apr 1788
National Maritime Museum
The scene before Gibraltar. On the Morning of the 14th of September 1782. Stored in mount with PAH7809.
7 Oct 1789
National Maritime Museum
Requien (captured 1795) [alternative spelling: Requin]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Requien (captured 1795), a captured French cutter, as taken off[?
7 May 1795
National Maritime Museum
A Peep into Saldanha Bay or Dutch Perfidy Rewarded (caricature). Mounted with PAG8530.; Hand-coloured.; No.19.
Bound in album PAG8512 with prints PAG8513-PAG8647; PAG8649- PAG8666.
7 Nov 1796
National Maritime Museum
The Gallant Nelson bringing home two Uncommon fierce French Crocadiles from the Nile as a Present to the King (caricature). Print
7 Oct 1798
National Maritime Museum
A map of part of Lower Egypt between Alexandria, Rosetta and Rahmanieh by J. Bathurst Capt. 7th West India Regt. Oct 28th1801. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca. 1:140 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 180 degrees. Ungraduated. Scale in miles
1801
National Maritime Museum
Effectief lidmaatschap van Joachim Pieter Asmus van de Maatschappij Felix Meritis
7 November 1802
Rijksmuseum
Presidential Appointment of Hore Browse Trist as Collector for the District of Mississippi, 03/07/1803
Taken 7 Mar 1803
The U.S. National Archives
'Dove' (1805?). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the upper deck, and lower deck for 'Dove' (1805?), a four gun despatch cutter. There is some confusion as to whether this is the vessel that was the ex-mercantile cutter 'Ariadne' (
7 August 1805
National Maritime Museum
A little Cabin with 2 hamocks. The Ship's Steward. Hand-coloured.
Two etchings depicting life in the Royal Navy in September 1805, the month before Trafalgar. The ship's steward assisted the purser, and dealt with supplies on board.
7 Sep 1805
National Maritime Museum
The Times front page. The front page of The Times newspaper, dated 7th November 1805. There is a tear at the bottom middle section of the newspaper and the right hand edge is deteriorating.
7 Nov 1805
National Maritime Museum
The Times newspaper front page.. The front page of The Times newspaper, dated November 7 1805 with a Sale Catalogue, Knightbridge Hall, November 17 1915. The paper has been proved as a fake. The paper is starting to disintegrate around the bottom.
7 Nov 1805
National Maritime Museum
His Majesty's Ship Pallas, after having run La Minerve on board, with a View of the Rochefort Squadron and the Frigates sent to assist La Minerve and Brigs. Hand-coloured.
7 Mar 1807
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Hydra cutting out ships at Bagur Aug 7th 1807. The lithograph shows a bow port-quarter view of the 38-gun HMS Hydra very close to the Catalan coast. Although her sails are unfurled, they are hanging loose and the sea is calm, as her starboard guns
1833
National Maritime Museum
To Rear Admiral Munday C.B. this Print representing the Capture of the Fort & Vessels in the Spanish Harbour of Begu, by H.M.Ship Hydra, Capt G Munday Aught 7th 1807. Print
1833
National Maritime Museum
Tom Tack's Ghost (caricature). Hand-coloured.; No.84.
Bound in album PAG8512 with prints PAG8513-PAG8647; PAG8649- PAG8666.
7 Feb 1808
National Maritime Museum
Ceres (1808?). No scale (possibly 1:48). Plan showing the profile with some inboard detail, and deck for Ceres (1808?), a lighter fitted for lashing up anchors at Cork.
Signed by Robert John Nelson [Master Shipwright, Deptford Dockyard, 1806-1813].
7 July 1808
National Maritime Museum
54ft Gunboat (1809). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the rigging and sail profile, and plan for the 54ft gaff-rigged Gunboats built in February 1809. A deleted annoation, written by Rule, states that a copy of this plan was given to Sir Byam Martin for presen
7 February 1809
National Maritime Museum
British 90-gun ship, 1766-77. Hand-coloured.; Stored in mount with PAI2617.
7 Feb 1809
National Maritime Museum
The bow of the Norge a Danish ship of 74 guns, showing the new rounded box for large ships. Engraved by Nesbit after the original by Pocock. Naval Chronicle 106 21 p.1 (180a). Signed by artist and dated.
7 Feb 1809
National Maritime Museum
Message of President James Madison nominating Navy and Marine Corps officers, 03/07/1809 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 7 Mar 1809
The U.S. National Archives
A View of the Launching of his Majesty's Ship Queen Charlotte from Deptford Yard July 17th 1810. Hand-coloured.
7 August 1810
National Maritime Museum
Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge, Bart. From an original Picture by Sir William Beechey, R A in the Possession of the Earl of St Vincent. Drawn by W. Evans. Engraved by Miss M. Bourlier. Print
7 Feb 1814
National Maritime Museum
Slight sketch of 'Newcastle' frigate at Spithead May 7th 1814, the stern of a different vessel, and a moored vessel viewed from the stern with buildings beyond. No. 24 of 30 (PAH3772 - PAH3801)
HMS 'Newcastle' was a 4th rate of 60 gun
7 May 1814
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth. K.G.C.B. &c.&c.&c. Engraved by Mr Roberts from a fine Portrait by Sir T Lawrence. For Gifford's History of the War. Print
7 Dec 1816
National Maritime Museum
View of the Four Courts, looking down the River Liffey, Dublin. Print
7 Apr 1818
National Maritime Museum
Situation of H.M. Brig Trent - 7th June 1818. Drawing for Captain F.W. Beechey's account of Buchan's voyage toward the North Pole 1818. London 1843. Drawing
1843
National Maritime Museum
Situation of H.M.Brig Trent June 7th 1818. Monochrome print. Technique includes engraving. Mounted with PAD6116-PAD6117. View of HM Brig Trent in a perilous situation in the Spitzbergent Sea on the 7th June 1818. Trent is seen in turbulent waters with sai
1843
National Maritime Museum
Open pen knife with fancy design on handle. Mounted with PAE6566-PAE6567.
7 Sep 1820
National Maritime Museum
40 ft Barge for His Majesty. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with deck detail, for a 40 ft 6-oared 40 ft Barge for the use of His Majesty [King George IV].
Dated: 7 November 1823
National Maritime Museum
Janiero Jan 7 1828 with fighting vessel approaching. Bound with PAF0222-PAF0224, PAF0226-PAF0251.
7 Jan 1828
National Maritime Museum
Capstan of the Royal George (100 guns) sunk at Spithead 29th Augst 1782 - Recover'd from the wreck Octr 1839, drawn whilst in the Dockyard, Portsmouth. Medium includes graphite.; Signed by artist.
7 Nov 1834
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Le Follet Courier des Salons' 1835-09-07
7 September 1835
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Le Follet Courier des Salons' 1835-12-07
7 December 1835
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Le Follet Courier des Salons' 1835-12-07
7 December 1835
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Hart (fl.1836). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the sail plan for the Hart (fl.1836), a Tender. The plan includes a table of Yard and Mast dimensions. Signed J. Peck [Master Shipwright].
7 January 1836
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Le Follet Courier des Salons' 1836-03-07
7 March 1836
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Message of President Martin Van Buren nominating Joel R. Poinsett to be Secretary of War, 03/07/1837
Taken 7 Mar 1837
The U.S. National Archives
A waterside hut with a bell inscribed ' Toll huis opposite Amsterdam at Buiksloot'. Also a figure sketch and an inscription 'Korf'. original art: drawing
7 Aug 1838
National Maritime Museum
Amsterdam from Buiksloot Ferry. Aug 7. Mounted with PAE6145, PAE6147.
7 Aug 1838
National Maritime Museum
The wreck of the 'Forfarshire', 7 September 1838: survivors in Grace Darling's boat. Hand-coloured lithograph. The full title reads: 'Heroic rescue of the surviving passengers and crew of the Forfarshire steamboat by Grace Darling &
1838
National Maritime Museum
Wreck of the 'Forfarshire', 7 September 1838. Hand-coloured lithograph. The full title reads : 'Wreck of the Forfarshire Steamer on one of the Rocks of the Ferne [Farne] Islands as she appeared at Day-break on the morning of the 7th Septemb
1838
National Maritime Museum
Ship Northumberland... in a Hurricane... on her voyage home from Calcutta... on 7th March 1839. Print
1840
National Maritime Museum
Proclamatie van Willem II, in verband met de abdicatie van zijn vader, 1840
7 October 1840
Rijksmuseum
Loss of the Steamboat Swallow while on her trip from Albany to New-York, on Monday Evening April 7th 1845. When opposite Athens she struck a large rock, took fire broke in two and sunk-By which melancholy occurrance, it is supposed that nearly 40 lives we
1845
National Maritime Museum
Finale, from the tunnel. Inscr. Dated Oct 7 1845. Mounted with PAE5802.
7 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Steering Wheel (1849). Various scales. Plan showing the side and front elevation of a steering wheel, and detail elevations of the bolts and rings for a steeering wheel, illustrating how they are built at Portsmouth Dockyard. Signed John Fincham [Master
7 April 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Feejee hair-dressing; from one Tanoa's younger sons, Octr 7th 1849' [Fiji]. No. 29 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Tanoa (Tanoa Visawaka, d. 1852) was the el
7 October 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Plain of Santiago, Chile, from the Cuesta del Prado, Jany 7th 1851'. No. 46 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Fanshawe was at Valparaiso over the winter of 1851, en
7 January 1851
National Maritime Museum
32 ft Barge. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth for a 14-oared 32 ft Barge. Annotation dated October 1852, listing the dockyards to which copied were sent.
Originally dated: 7 January 1851, later amended to 1853
National Maritime Museum
(Recto) The Mediterranean fleet under Rear-Admiral Dundas off south-east Spain, Roldan's Gap in sight to the north-west, 7 June 1852; (Verso) sail exercise in Malta harbour. No. 21 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884).
(Recto) Inscribed top left, 'June
circa June 1852
National Maritime Museum
After the fire, 7 April 1856 (shows blackened skeleton of a hull). Signed by artist and dated.
7 Apr 1856
National Maritime Museum