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).
Greenwich Oct 1835. See PAH3274, another copy.
A man sits on a tree stump chatting to a girl who is carrying a basket on her back. The Royal Hopsital can be seen far in the distance. This shows how secluded Greenwich was from the city of London.
Oct 1835
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Le Follet Courier des Salons' 1835-10-12
12 October 1835
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Le Follet Courier des Salons' 1835-10-19
19 October 1835
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Le Follet Courier des Salons' 1835-10-26
26 October 1835
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Haarlem canal from the Great Dyke. Halfwegen between the Y and the Harlem Lake. Mounted with PAE6110.
Oct 1837
National Maritime Museum
Haarlem Canal, Halfweg with Sparn Woude Church in the distance. Mounted with PAE6109.
Oct 1837
National Maritime Museum
Griffon (1832), Forester (1832), Charybdis (1831), Buzzard (1834), Lynx (1833), and Termagant (1838).. Scale possibly: 1:96. Plan showing the 'hermaphrodite' rig (Brigantine) for Griffon (1832) as fitted, and Forester (1832), both 10-gun Brigan
Circa October 1837
National Maritime Museum
Griffon (1832), Charybdis (1831), Brisk (1819), Lynx (1833), Termagant (1838), Forester (1832). Scale: 1:96. Plans showing the sail plan for Griffon (1832), Charybdis (1831), Brisk (1819), Lynx (1833), Termagant (1838), all 10-gun Brigantines, and in red
9 October 1837
National Maritime Museum
Brief aan de burgemeester van Schipluiden over de dood van koningin Wilhelmina van Pruisen, 1837
13 October 1837
Rijksmuseum
Opregte Zaturdagsche Haarlemsche Courant van 21 Oktober. Ao. 1837. No. 126
21 October 1837
Rijksmuseum
Programma voor de begravenis van wijle hare majesteit mevrouwe Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina (...) Op Donderdag, den 26 October 1837, des morgens ten 10 ure
24 October 1837
Rijksmuseum
Programme pour l'inhumation de feu sa majesté madame Frédérique-Louise-Wilhelmine (...) Jeudi, le 26 Octobre 1837, à 10 heures du matin
24 October 1837
Rijksmuseum
Stern of the model of the Royal George. Medium includes graphite.; Signed by artist and dated.
Oct 1839
National Maritime Museum
A Man of War Cutter of 10 Guns, as Bramble, &c. Sailing by the wind, on the Larboard tack - Ensign and Pendant flying. Print
1 Oct 1840
National Maritime Museum
City and suburbs of Canton by a native artist. Circuit of the walls about 7 miles, population about one & half million. Kwang-tung province 19.174.030. The Chinese Empire 360.279.897. Census in the 17th year of Kea-King AD 1812. Cover illustration on
1 October 1840
National Maritime Museum
Macao and the Monte Fort, Inner harbour, Cassa Gardens, Roman Catholic chapel. Fifth illustration in pamphlet Six views of Singapore and Macao from drawings made on the spot in 1840. Bound in pamphlet with PAD0060-PAD0063, PAD0065-PAD0066.
1 Oct 1840
National Maritime Museum
Macao, church, St Francisco Fort, opening of the Typa. Fourth illustration in pamphlet Six views of Singapore and Macao from drawings made on the spot in 1840. Bound in pamphlet with PAD0060-PAD0062, PAD0064-PAD0066.
1 Oct 1840
National Maritime Museum
Singapore Roads with the English residences, institution, etc. Third illustration in pamphlet Six views of Singapore and Macao from drawings made on the spot in 1840. Bound in pamphlet with PAD0060-PAD0061, PAD0063-PAD0066.
1 Oct 1840
National Maritime Museum
Singapore, view of a part of Campong-Clam, the Court-House, and Government Hill (taken from Princeps Hill). Second illustration in pamphlet Six views of Singapore and Macao from drawings made on the spot in 1840. Bound in pamphlet with PAD0060, PAD0062-PA
1 Oct 1840
National Maritime Museum
Singapore, view of Government Hill, the English burial ground and the Armenian church, First illustration in pamphlet Six views of Singapore and Macao from drawings made on the spot in 1840. Bound in pamphlet with PAD0061-PAD0066.
1 Oct 1840
National Maritime Museum
View of Macao from the Monte Fort near St Paul's church, Hermitage of Penha, St Jose College, Inner Harbour. Sixth illustration in pamphlet Six views of Singapore and Macao from drawings made on the spot in 1840. Bound in pamphlet with PAD0060-PAD006
1 Oct 1840
National Maritime Museum
Proclamatie van Willem II, in verband met de abdicatie van zijn vader, 1840
7 October 1840
Rijksmuseum
Brief aan de predikanten van de Protestantse Kerk met het verzoek om te bidden voor de nieuwe koning, 1840
8 October 1840
Rijksmuseum
Buitengewone Nederlandsche Staats-Courant. Donderdag, 8 October. No. 241. 1840
8 October 1840
Rijksmuseum
The River Orwell from Whestead Lodge, near Ipswich. Mounted with PAE6370.
Oct 1841
National Maritime Museum
The Honorable East India Company's Iron War Steamer, the Ship Nemesis scudding before a heavy gale off the Cape of Good Hope on her passage from England to China. The Nemesis was the first iron steam vessel that passed the Cape of Good Hope.... Print
26 Oct 1841
National Maritime Museum
To Lord Alfred Paget This Print of his Iron Cutter Yacht Mystery... Winning the Royal Thames Yacht Club's Challenge Cup... dedicated by W.J. Huggins. Print
Oct 1842
National Maritime Museum
Boulogne harbour from the pier end, with luggers entering and leaving. Paris of warping sheaves in the fig. original art: drawing
8 Oct 1842
National Maritime Museum
The fish market, Boulogne, with fish wives and a fisherman. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings resulted from all hi
8 October 1842
National Maritime Museum
The fish market, Boulogne, with fish wives and baskets of fish. Colour notes. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings re
8 October 1842
National Maritime Museum
Opening of the Newport Docks 10th October 1842. This print was advertised in 'The Monmouthshire Merlin' (Newport, XIV(DCCXVII), November 26, 1842), upon its publication as follows:
'OPENING OF THE NEWPORT DOCK
on MONDAY Next, will be Publis
1842
National Maritime Museum
The Repulse East Indiaman in East India Dock Basin, Sepr. 25th, 1839. The docks of London had extensive basins at high tide. A basin allowed large numbers of ships to gather together to avoid the delay of going through locks. Dock basins are large docks i
20 Oct 1842
National Maritime Museum
Wreck of the Dart (Sketched on the Morning after the Storm of the 25th Octr 1842) at Madeira. This lithograph was made after a watercolour by Emily Geneviève Smith, in the Museu Quinta das Cruzes, Funchal (Madeira). It shows the wreck of the Dart (
1842
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Journal des demoiselles' 1843-10-01
1 October 1843
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Unnamed Trinity Steam Yacht (circa 1843). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing the plan, elevation, and section for the steering apparatus as fitted to HM TRinity Steam Yacht, 276 tons (old rule). The plan is as taken off in October 1843.
3 October 1843
National Maritime Museum
This print of the Raymond Hugh Mckay Commander. The first vessel direct from China to Hull is published commemorative of her arrival on the 14th October 1843. Hand-coloured.
14 Oct 1843
National Maritime Museum
Engine and Boiler for a Dredger. Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the elevation, plan, and section for an engine and boiler proposed to be fitted to a dredger. The engine was originally in the 'Wilberforce' (1840), an iron paddle exploration ship th
20 October 1843
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Journal des demoiselles' 1844-10-01
1 October 1844
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
View from the ascent to Monte Chiesa. Inscr. Dated Oct 1845. Mounted with PAE5796, PAE5798-PAE5801.
Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Journal des demoiselles' 1845-10-01
1 October 1845
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Details of vessel inscribed 'Brown sail. Finale. Oct 6'. Mounted with PAE5637.
6 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Fort of Finale with colour notes. Inscr. Dated Oct 6 45. Mounted with PAE5803.
6 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Finale, from the tunnel. Inscr. Dated Oct 7 1845. Mounted with PAE5802.
7 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Psyche opium clipper barque two topsail schooner (shown in 1845 off China coast). Signed by artist and dated.
16 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Dido (18 guns) running up Channel 18-.... Starboard broadside view of the ‘Dido’, flying the White ensign; cliffs visible in the distance on the right; three-masted ship at left horizon; hand-coloured.
21 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Dido, (18 guns) casting from Spithead 1841.... Hand-coloured.
21 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Monterey, As seen from a house-top in the main Plaza, (to the west.) October, 1846.
Taken some time in Oct 1846
SMU Libraries Digital Collections
Track of HMSV Grappler from October 1st 1847, to December 31st 1847.. Single sheet. Col. ms. Cartographic Note: Graduated. Soundings and currents shown. Additional Places: Bight of Benin, Bight of Biafra. Contents Note: Track in different colour for each
1847
National Maritime Museum
To The Commodore... Royal Thames Yacht Club. This Print Representing The Five Leading Vessels in the Strangers Purse Match, July 7th 1847... dedicated by... John Lynn. Hand-coloured.
2 Oct 1847
National Maritime Museum
Elk (1847). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the profile of the inside planking for Elk (1847), a 16 gun Brig, illustrating the position of the Syrian Oak and African Oak timbers.
Signed by Francis J. Laire [Master Shipwright, Chatham Dockyard, 1844-1858].
8 October 1847
National Maritime Museum
Elk (1847). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the profile of the outboard planking for the Elk (1847), a 16 gun Brig, illustrating the position of the different species of timber used.
Signed by Francis J. Laire [Master Shipwright, Chatham Dockyard, 1844-1858
8 October 1847
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Cornwallis 72 Guns Going out of Plymouth Harbour. Hand-coloured.
18 Oct 1847
National Maritime Museum
The Kestrel R.Y.S. The property of the late Earl of Yarborough (shows yachts Flirt, Xarifa, Camilla and Pearl). Hand-coloured.
20 Oct 1847
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich from the N. E. / 19 Oct. 1848. The weather very cold .... Titled as shown, lower right, with the artist's signature inscribed 'J. W. Carmichael', this is a panoramic colour-annotated drawing from the eastern point of the Isle of D
19 October 1848
National Maritime Museum
'Ambau or M'bau [Bau], Feejee Islands, Octr 1849' [Fiji]. No. 26b in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Bau, pronounced M'bau, is a small island off the east c
October 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Seru [Seru Epenisa Cakobau (Thakombau)], on board, and Masomalua (in the hat), Octr 1849' [Fiji]. No. 31 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Seru (1815 -83), whom Fan
October 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Vewa, Feejee Islands, Octr 1849' [Fiji]. No. 26a in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Fanshawe's first landing in the Fijis was on Turtle Island to confirm its lo
October 1849
National Maritime Museum
Seru Thakombau [Seru Epenisa Cakobau], 1815 - 83; King of Fiji, 1852-74. No. 30 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image: 'Seru, Thakambau, or Tiu Viti (King of Feejee) dressed and painted
October 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
The River Dargle, Co Wicklow Ireland. From Mr Barrington's house. Mounted with PAE5569.
10 Oct 1849
National Maritime Museum
The River Dargle, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Powerscourt in the distance. Mounted with PAE5570.
10 Oct 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Ovolu [Ovolau], Feejee Islands, Octr 11th 1849' [Fiji]. No. 28 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Ovolau is the sixth largest island in Fiji's Lomaiviti archipe
11 October 1849
National Maritime Museum
Leander (1848). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing a plan and starboard side elevation of the head to be fitted to Leander (1848), a large 50-gun Frigate. The plan illustrates the arrangement for directing the effluent from the heads/toilets in the bows. A copy
14 October 1849
National Maritime Museum
Bekendmaking van het ontslaan van de Rustbewaarders door stadsbestuur van Amsterdam, 1849
16 October 1849
Rijksmuseum
'San Blas [Mexico], Oct 11th 1850, Mountains about Tepic, 6400 feet'. No. 45 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Fold-out panoramic drawing on two joined sheets, the right one stuck down on the album page, which is captioned by the arti
11 October 1850
National Maritime Museum
HMS Fury on her homeward voyage. Ascension. Oct 14th 1850. Medium includes graphite.; Technique includes scraped highlights.; Signed by artist and dated.
14 Oct 1850
National Maritime Museum
Facsimile of the Illustrated Arctic News published on board HMS Resolute: Captn Horatio T. Austin, C.B. In search of the Expedition under Sir John Franklin, 1850-51. Contains articles, sketches and drawings of the events in the Arctic. Consists of thirty-
31 Oct 1850-14 Mar 1851
National Maritime Museum