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;
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Battle of Calais between the Kg. of England under Sr. Walter de Manny and the French, 2 Jan 1349. Print
1803
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the discovery of America, 4th centenary, 1892. Medal commemorating Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) and the discovery of America, fourth centenary, 1892. Obverse: Bust of the discoverer, face three-
1892
National Maritime Museum
Charles Howard, 1536 - 1624, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham and 1st Earl of Nottingham. Oval miniature in watercolour on vellum, in an oval black carved wood display frame (possibly ebony) with a gilt slip, suspension hole and flower motifs. The image bear
1605
National Maritime Museum
[Brazil and Central Atlantic]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1: 14 000 000 (lat)]. Contents Note: Iconography: one ship with a boat in tow. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The chart
[1550]
National Maritime Museum
[Caribbean and coasts of America]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:14 000 000 (lat)]. Cartographic Note: Latitude scale. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The charts all have decorati
[1550]
National Maritime Museum
[Greek Archipelago]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:1 600 000]. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The charts all have decorative scales and compass roses.
[1550]
National Maritime Museum
[Mediterranean]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:7 500 000]. Contents Note: Iconography: cities and flags; Golgotha. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The charts all have decorative s
[1550]
National Maritime Museum
[NE Atlantic and W Mediterranean]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:7 500 000 (lat)]. Contents Note: Iconography: cities and flags. Bound in an atlas of six charts, unsigned and undated. The dating is very uncertain. The charts all hav
[1550]
National Maritime Museum
[NE Atlantic, Lisbon to Cape Verde]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Vellum. Scale: [ca. 1:7 000 000 (lat)]. Cartographic Note: Latitude scale. Contents Note: Iconography: shields; flags; cities; animals and sea creatures. Bound in an atlas of six charts,
[1550]
National Maritime Museum
[World map in two hemispheres in gores]. World map in two hemispheres in 36 gores. Polar projections. The map is copied from Mercator's 1538 double cordiform projection. Two corners contain circular portraits of Ptolemy and an unnamed person thought
[1555]
National Maritime Museum
Square section of oak. A piece of oak, square in section, cut from the centre of the tree trunk, with a brass label inscribed: 1174 PIECE OF OAK FROM AN ENGLISH SHIP SUNK IN THE HARBOUR OF CALAIS BY THE FRENCH FLEET UNDER THE DUKE OF GUISE 1588. GIVEN BY
pre 1558
National Maritime Museum
Don Constantin de Bragance. Technique includes etching.; Tome II, page 549.
Portrait of Don Constantin de Bragance (1528-1575), Viceroy of India, in a baroque roundel wearing the Maltese cross. Below is a plan of the city of Daman.
Jan 1559
National Maritime Museum
[South Italy and Sicily]. Southwest sheet of a 4 sheet map of Europe, Geographia particolare d'una gran parte dell'Europa, nuouamete descritta co I confini suoi, e prima verso leuate e il meridiano di constantinopoli, e da ponete il meridiano de
[1560]
National Maritime Museum
Thomas Howard (1561-1626), 1st Earl of Suffolk. A full-length portrait to left in Garter robes and wearing a hat. He is shown standing against a background of rich silk drapes. In the Armada campaign of 1588 Howard commanded the ‘Golden Lion’
1617
National Maritime Museum
La nobile citta di Messina. La nobile citta di Messina. Map of Messina. The bottom corners are missing through wear, and the information about maker and date have been gathered by looking at another copy of this map in the Bibliotheque National de France.
[1565]
National Maritime Museum
A young man, called Robert Devereux, 1565-1601, 2nd Earl of Essex. Oval miniature in watercolour in an oval gilt metal suspension frame with a scroll label beneath bearing an engraved black-lettered inscription 'ROBERT. DEVEREUX. / LAST. EARL. OF ESS
early 17th century
National Maritime Museum
Il disegne del discoperto della noua Franza…. Il disegno del discoperto della noua Franza… [Map showing North America].
[1566]
National Maritime Museum
Counter commemorating Admiral Charles de Lorraine, 4th Duc de Guise (1571-1640). Counter commemorating Admiral Charles de Lorraine, 4th Duc de Guise (1571-1640). Obverse: The arms of Lorraine, ducal coronet above, upon an anchor surrounded by the collar o
1613
National Maritime Museum
Christophorus Columbus Ligur[iae] Indiaru[m] Prim[us] Invet[o]r A[nn]o 1492. Text in Latin above and below image (Christopher Columbus of Liguria [i.e. Genoa] first discoverer of the Indies, in the year 1492).
1580 to 1620
National Maritime Museum
Robert Rich (1587-1658), 2nd Earl of Warwick. Oil painting (unframed). This is a copy of BHC3080 (acquired in 1949). When it was made is not known but it was presented to the Naval Gallery of Greenwich Hospital in or about 1825. The last edition of the pr
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the celestial globe, Blaeu GLB0101. Geographical details on the sphere include loxodromes for 32 compass points. The Strait of Ie Maire is labelled. A hypothetical southern continent i
Gores produced: 1599; Plates altered: after 1621
National Maritime Museum
[From E. Africa to the tip of Ceylon]. Arnoldus F. a Lan:gren. deli:neauit & Scalpsit. Crudely coloured map. Three wind roses. Decorated with ships, sea monsters, lions, elephants, people etc.
[1599]
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere include loxodromes for 32 compass points. There is a hypothetical southern continent, which is labelled. Extensive notes on discoveries are listed according to region, fo
Gores produced: 1600; Plates altered: after 1613
National Maritime Museum
Unknown 18-gun Sloop (no date). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the sheer lines with body lines and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for an unknown 18-gun Sloop (no date). Brian Lavery notes that this is an early example of the use of waterlines on a
Late 1600s
National Maritime Museum
Celestial table globe. Celestial table globe. It forms a pair with a terrestrial globe, Blaeu GLB0152. Astronomical details on the sphere include a labelled magnitude table between Eridanus and Dorado in a cartouche. The Milky Way and the Megallanic Cloud
Gores produced: 1602; Plates altered: after 1621
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere are the same as Blaeu GLB0152. There are loxodromes for 32 compass points. The Stait of le Marie is drawn and the hypothetical southern continent is labelled 'TERRA
Gores produced: 1602; Plates altered: after 1621
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the celestial globe, Blaeu GLB0151. Geographical details on the sphere include loxodromes for 32 compass points. The Strait of le Maire is drawn and the hypothetical southern continent
Gores produced: 1602; Plates altered: after 1621
National Maritime Museum
[East part of Ulster]. Bound sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Laid on linen. Scale: [ca. 1:350 000 (scale)]. Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. Scale in English and Irish miles. Probably copied from the maps of Richard Bartlett. Additional Places: Ireland. Co
[1602]
National Maritime Museum
Celestial table globe. Celestial table globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe, Blaeu GLB0100. Astronomical details on the sphere show a magnitude table, above Dorado, in a cartouche. The Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds are labelled. There i
Gores produced: 1603; Plates altered: after 1621
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. It forms a pair with the celestial globe, Hondius and Veen GLB0122. Geographical details on the sphere include loxodromes for 32 compass points. There is a hypothetical southern continent, which is labelle
Gores produced: 1613; Plates altered: after 1620
National Maritime Museum
Black Galley cuts out large Spanish Cromster L' Admiral d'Anvers Plate to La Genealogie des Illustres Comtes de Nessau, Jean Orlers, 1615 (2nd ed p.228). Print
1615
National Maritime Museum
A Fishing Boat in Rough Sea off a Rocky Shore. A dramatic depiction of a rough sea driving a two-masted vessel, probably a hooker, into a narrow channel between the soaring crag on the left and the rocks. The foaming water indicates the ferocity of the wa
1620s
National Maritime Museum
A Ship in a Rough Sea. In this painting, Verbeeck takes up the established subject of ships sailing off a rocky coast in a gale, which appears in both Flemish and Dutch seascapes during the first quarter of the seventeenth century. Under a moderately clou
1620s
National Maritime Museum
Dutch Ships in a Rough Sea. This tiny panel depicts shipping off a rocky coast in rough weather. Five vessels are shown sailing across large, rolling waves. Four of these vessels are visible in the far background, close to the horizon, and one is shown in
late 1620s
National Maritime Museum
Commemorative medal depicting Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne (1573-1655). Commemorative medal depicting Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne (1573-1655). Obverse: Profile head of Sir Theodore Turquet de Mayerne. Legend: 'TH . DE . MAYERNE . EQ . AV . BAR
1625
National Maritime Museum
Flagmen of Lowestoft: Edward Montagu, 1625-72, 1st Earl of Sandwich. A three-quarter-length portrait to right in a leather coat and breastplate, with a red and gold sash is round his waist. He wears the ribbon of the Garter over his right shoulder to whic
1666
National Maritime Museum
Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1625-1672). Medal commemorating Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1625-1672). Obverse: The bust of Admiral Montagu, left, hair long, in falling lace collar and doublet buttoned.
1658
National Maritime Museum
A Dutch Ship and a Kaag in a Fresh Breeze. Under a tall pale blue sky, with light shimmering through white clouds, a number of ships can be seen sailing in a fresh breeze. A small whale or dolphin is spouting water, in the foreground, amid the choppy wave
1628–30
National Maritime Museum
Dutch Yachts Racing. In this unusually large painting from the 1630s, van Eertvelt depicts a dramatic scene of Dutch yachts sailing in a stiff breeze off a northern European coast. The yachts are shown racing in a stiff breeze and, in the foreground, the
1630s
National Maritime Museum
Embarkation of Spanish Troops. This night scene allows van Eertvelt to demonstrate his artistic and dramatic skills. Against bright moonlight, a Spanish fleet prepares to embark from an imaginary Mediterranean coast. On the right the mountainous landscape
1630s
National Maritime Museum
Shipping in a Breeze Off a Rock. In this work, by Pieter Mulier the Elder, the most arresting element is the rock formation, on the left, which emphatically counterbalances the vessel sailing past it on the right. The rock is dramatically split down its m
1630s
National Maritime Museum
Sir Kenelm Digby, 1603-65. A half-length portrait to left, with Digby in black and his right hand on his breast. The presence of a sunflower on the left is an allegorical symbol indicating his deep loyalty and constancy to the monarch, Charles I.
Digby
1630s
National Maritime Museum
Ships Becalmed on a Rocky Coast. An early work depicting shipping, on a calm sea, in a bay. A small fishing pink, in starboard-bow view, glides into the scene from the left. Several figures are shown on board. Next to it a little boat, in which three men
1632/1640s
National Maritime Museum
Dutch Men-of-War off a Craggy Coast. De Vlieger favoured serene, undisturbed seas. This painting is one of three quiet coastal scenes by the artist in this exhibition (BHC0776 and BHC0778). Here, two Dutch men-of-war lie at anchor well off the fantastical
1637/early 1640s
National Maritime Museum
A Dutch Ferry Boat Before a Breeze. A variety of shipping is shown, on a blustery day, off the Dutch coast. A kaag or ferry boat with a red sail occupies the centre foreground of the painting. She flies the Dutch flag at the mainmast and is carrying a ran
late 1640s
National Maritime Museum
A Dutch Ship Running onto a Rocky Coast. A Dutch trading ship, flying the Dutch flag, is being carried by bleak and tenebrous waters which force it towards dark, foreboding cliffs. Foamy waves, composed diagonally across the surface of the painting, haul
late 1640s
National Maritime Museum
Dutch Ferry Boats in a Fresh Breeze. This painting shows Dutch boats in a fresh breeze. Boats traverse a busy waterway in order to reach the land which is visible on the far right of the composition. Two boats are laden with passengers and are ferrying pe
1640s
National Maritime Museum
Seascape with Sailors Sheltering from a Rainstorm. A group of sailors huddle, in a cave, beneath a rugged cliff. Torrential rain falls diagonally from the thick black clouds which hover menacingly above. A smooth, flat sea is rendered in silvery-grey tone
1640s
National Maritime Museum
Algernoun Earle of Northumberland, Lord of the Honors of Cockermouth...[Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland]. Technique includes etching.; Text in English below image.
1640
National Maritime Museum
Insulae Melitae vulgo Malte nova et accurata descriptio. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Cartographic Note: North at 315 degrees. Ungraduated. Contents Note: Inset: Valetta.
French text verso.
a.1650
National Maritime Museum
Robert Blake,1599 - 1657, General at Sea. Oval miniature in watercolour, in an oval silver suspension frame with foliate decoration round the inner rims, front and back. It has a coiled metal mount for the suspension ring and ribbon, which is similar to t
early 1650s
National Maritime Museum
'The Maner of the Marreners Sea Compass or the Merridianes of the World.'. Watercolour image of a compass. With image of a ship at the centre.
1656
National Maritime Museum
Nova et Exacta Asiae Geographica Descriptio, auct G. I. Blaeu. Coloured engraved map representing part of Africa with the Nile and a large part of Madagascar. A small map above on the right shows the North Pole, with Nova Zembla and with the names Vogelh
[1657]
National Maritime Museum
. This horary quadrant is made of wood and paper with brass sighting vanes and is held in its original box which also contains a lead plumb bob. Like other dials of this type by Sutton, It is dated 1658, but has had the words ‘New Stile’ added
about 1658
National Maritime Museum
Sir Henry Terne, d.1666. Oval miniature in watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, in an oval gilt metal display frame with a suspension ring and a metal scroll label below, engraved 'MR. H. TERNE' in black letter. The sitter is shown bust length,
early 1660s
National Maritime Museum
Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1663-1733, 1st Viscount Torrington. A full-length portrait of Admiral George Byng, Viscount Torrington, facing to the right and towards the viewer. He is wearing viscount's robes and a shoulder-length grey full-botto
1734
National Maritime Museum
A Dutch settlement in India viewed from the land. This painting, which is one of a pair, shows a busy Dutch East Indies factory port at the height of its success in the mid-seventeenth century. We, the viewers, look along the shoreline to the town beyond.
1670s
National Maritime Museum
A Dutch settlement in India. This painting is one of a pair of grisailles (BHC1934) in which Backhuysen depicted a bustling Indian port. The image captures a busy Dutch East Indies factory port at the height of its success in the mid-seventeenth century.
1670s
National Maritime Museum
Fishing Boats in a Storm off the Dutch Coast at Den Helder. In this painting Abraham Storck depicts the North Sea and the Dutch coast under a threatening sky. Sun and shadow alternate on the turbulent billows. Seagulls are swept along by the strong wind.
1670-5
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Sir John Norris, 1670/1-1749. Norris served with, and under the patronage of, Sir Cloudesley Shovell from 1680 until promoted Captain in 1690. He was present with Shovell at the Battle of Malaga in 1704 and at the capture of Barcelona in 1705 when
1711
National Maritime Museum
Plan of the Port of Tripoli in Barbary, 14 Jan 1676. Text in English on reverse.
1676
National Maritime Museum
[Celestial southern hemisphere]. The chart is dedicated to King Charles II and the constellations include Robur Carolinum (King Charles' oak tree). The chart contains a key for six magnitudes of stars. There are diagrams in the four corners of the sh
[1678]
National Maritime Museum
Admiral James Berkeley, 1680-1736, 3rd Earl of Berkeley. Although this painting bears Peter Monamy's signature below the buoy on the right it is unlikely that he was responsible for more than the marine background, since he is not otherwise known to
circa 1720
National Maritime Museum
An English third-rate drying sails and several galliots becalmed off Greenwich. This shipping view appears to be downstream from Greenwich, which is distantly identified by a note in the centre.
probably 1681
National Maritime Museum
Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere are the same as Blaeu GLB0100. There are loxodromes for 32 compass points. The Strait of Ie Maire is labelled 'Strate van le Maire'. A hypothetical southern con
Plates produced: 1599; Globe assembled: 1682
National Maritime Museum
Portrait of the ‘Britannia’, 100-guns, built in 1682 and rebuilt in 1700. The hull of the ‘Britannia’ is drawn on a sheet of paper which has been pasted onto a larger sheet on which the masts and sails have been added. The drawing
probably 1685
National Maritime Museum
A Fresh Breeze in the Mediterranean. Several ships have been depicted sailing through a squall. In the foreground, to the right, a lateen-rigged Mediterranean vessel forges into the picture plane on a wind blowing abeam from left to right. It appears to b
1690s
National Maritime Museum
A new map of England and Wales with the direct and cross roads. Sold by Philip Lea.. Scale: 1:1,000,000. Map of England and Wales, in four parts. Table of counties and county towns. Printed on silk, rolled in ivory case painted orange. Case 17.5 cms high.
[1690]
National Maritime Museum
Celestial table globe. Celestial table globe. Astronomical details on the sphere show a labelled magnitude table to the left of Auriga. The Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds are labelled, and there are labels for the nova in Cassiopeia, Cygnus and Ophiu
Plates produced: circa 1621; Globe assembled: 1690
National Maritime Museum
Samuel Pepys Esqr. Engraved after the 1689 portrait by Kneller (BHC2947) commissioned by Pepys and then in his possession. The image was used for Pepys's late bookplate but originally in another version in which it is set in a trompe l'oeil of p
1690 or later
National Maritime Museum
Celestial globe gores. Celestial globe gores. Astronomical details on the gores are the same as Matthaeus Greuter GLB0143. There is a labelled magnitude table to the left of Ursa Major. The brightness of the stars are indicated by a number. The Milky Way
Plates produced: 1636; Gores produced: 1695
National Maritime Museum
Celestial table globe. Celestial table globe. Astronomical details on the sphere include a magnitude table below Sagittarius in a cartouche with the symbol of the Sun on top with text. The Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds are labelled. A total of 27 st
Gores produced: 1700; Plates altered: after 1711
National Maritime Museum
A chart of the coasts of Ireland and part of England. Single sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale [circa 1:500,000]. The bar scale is in English and French leagues. The border is graduated for latitude only. Rhumb lines are provided and shoals and soundi
1701 or later
National Maritime Museum
. A broken part of a wooden horizon vane recovered from the wreck of the ‘Stirling Castle’, which ran aground on the Goodwin Sands off the Kent coast during the Great Storm of 1703.
1703 or earlier
National Maritime Museum
. A broken part of a wooden sight vane or shadow vane.
Recovered from the wreck of the ‘Stirling Castle’, which ran aground on the Goodwin Sands off the Kent coast during the Great Storm of 1703. Pu
1703 or earlier
National Maritime Museum
. An incomplete wooden staff and four vanes. The vanes are in two parts and are held together by brass pins. The beginnings of the scales are marked ‘al’ for altitude, and ‘co’, for complement, the zenith distance. The vanes are no
1703 or earlier
National Maritime Museum
. Wooden sight vane with an inlaid brass pinhole sight and a brass pressure plate for holding it tightly in place on the thirty degree arc.
The instrument was recovered from the wreck of the ‘Stirling Castle’, which ran aground on the Goodwin
1703 or earlier
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Francis Holburne, 1704-71, and his son, Sir Francis, 4th Baronet, 1752-1820. A three-quarter-length portrait, full face, wearing flag officer's undress uniform of 1748–67 and a tie wig. His right hand is round the shoulders of his youn
1756
National Maritime Museum
Portrait of a Naval Officer, possibly Isaac Townsend, d.1765. A large full-length portrait slightly to right in a blue velvet coat fastened with gold clips and a long full-bottomed wig. He holds a drape around him with his right hand and a telescope in hi
pre-1707
National Maritime Museum
. The barrel and five draw tubes of this non-achromatic telescope are made of paper. These allow the telescope to open to a length of about 2m. The other fittings are of turned wood. The initials M.R. and a star motif are stamped on the barrel. These prob
circa 1710
National Maritime Museum
Captain Nicholas Haddock (c. 1685-1746). A three-quarter-length, full-face portrait to the right showing Haddock in a buff-coloured coat and a full-bottomed wig, with a ship and a yacht in the right background. There is a later inscription: ‘Nichola
about 1715
National Maritime Museum
Speech by William Wildman Barrington-Shute, 2nd Viscount Barrington, 1717-1793. Speech by Lord Barrington in which he discusses the construction and trials of Harrison's timekeepers, together with the usefulness of both these and Mayer's lunar t
1765
National Maritime Museum
Admiral George Bridges Rodney, 1718-92, 1st Baron Rodney. A three-quarter-length portrait seated to right in admiral's full-dress uniform, 1787-95, and wearing the ribbon and star of the Bath. He wears white breeches and blue-green stockings and is s
1791
National Maritime Museum
Admiral George Bridges Rodney, 1718-92, 1st Baron Rodney. Print, entitled 'Admiral George Brydges Rodney Baron Rodney', from the oil of 1791 by Mosnier (BHC2970). The modern standard spelling of Rodney's second name is 'Bridges'.
1834
National Maritime Museum
John Montagu, 1718-92, 4th Earl of Sandwich, 1st Lord of the Admiralty. Full-length to left in a black velvet suit, the coat lined with green silk and both coat and waistcoat laced with gold braid. He wears white silk stockings, black buckled shoes, a tie
1783
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Lord George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), 1st Baron Rodney. A full length portrait to right in admiral’s full dress uniform and wearing the ribbon and star of the Bath. His right hand is on an anchor fluke and his left clenched across his ches
1824
National Maritime Museum
An English Fleet Coming to Anchor. The subject has traditionally been described as the 'Royal Anne' arriving with the Queen of Portugal at Spithead in 1708. However, the presence of the Hanoverian ‘GR’ on the stern of the boat betwee
late 1720s
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Samuel Hood, 1724-1816, 1st Viscount Hood. A half-length portrait to right, wearing flag officer's full-dress uniform, 1767-83, and white wig. The background consists of blue sky and the lower half forms a painted oval. Hood served under Sir
1784
National Maritime Museum
A 17th century Whaling Scene. Dutch whaling in the Arctic had started in the early 17th century, driven by the economic aims of the Noordsche Compagnie, or North Company, part of the Dutch fleet. Dutch whalers were sailing up the coast of Greenland and of
1724
National Maritime Museum
Star: Order of the Bath, 1st class (military). Star. Obverse: Embroidered and sequined flaming star bearing a device of three gold crowns surrounded by a red enamel band with motto: "TRIA IUNCTA IN UNO", surrounded in turn by a green laurel wr
National Maritime Museum
Star: Order of the Bath, 2nd class (military). Star: Silver Maltese cross bearing a device of three gold crowns surrounded by a red enamel band with motto: "TRIA IUNCTA IN UNO", surrounded in turn by a green laurel wreath. "ICH DIEN"
National Maritime Museum
Badge: Order of the Bath, 3rd class (military). Badge: Obverse and reverse. Gold Maltese cross of eight points enamelled white, each point tipped with a small gold ball, and in each angle between the arms of the cross a gold lion. In the centre of the cro
National Maritime Museum
Badge: Order of the Bath, 3rd class (military). Badge: Obverse and reverse. Gold Maltese cross of eight points enamelled white, each point tipped with a small gold ball, and in each angle between the arms of the cross a gold lion. In the centre of the cro
National Maritime Museum
Badge: Order of the Bath, 3rd class (military). Order of the Bath of Vice Adm David T Norris CB CMG. Neck badge: Gold rimmed, white enamel, eight pointed cross with a gold ball on each point, in the angle between each arm of the cross a gold lion. Three
after 1917
National Maritime Museum
Badge: Order of the Bath, 3rd class. Badge: Obverse and reverse. Gold Maltese cross of eight points enamelled white, each point tipped with a small gold ball, and in each angle between the arms of the cross a gold lion. In the centre of the cross is a dev
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Alexander Hood, 1726-1814, 1st Viscount Bridport. A three-quarter-length portrait facing left, wearing an admiral's undress uniform of 1787-95, and the KGB. Admiral Hood was third in command at the Battle of the Glorious First of June 1794. O
1795
National Maritime Museum