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).
Man of New Zealand. Plate No. LV. Originally part of album PAI3839 but now stored separately
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
'Philip Baptizing the Eunuch'. Landscape with Saint Philip baptizing the Eunuch of the Queen of Ethiopia; episode from the New Testament.
Saint Philip was instructed by an angel to travel southward into the desert along the road from Jerusalem
1 February 1772
National Maritime Museum
A Draught Plan and Section of the Britannia Otehite War Canoe. Plate No.XV.
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
A Toupapow with a corpse on it Attended by the Chief Mourner in his Habit of Ceremony. This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain Jo
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
A View of the Island of Rotterdam. Print entitled 'A View of the Island of Rotterdam' (No XLIII)
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Afica-Too-Ca, A Burying Place in the Isle of Amsterdam. Print entitled 'Afica-Too-Ca, A Burying Place in the Isle of Amsterdam' (No XXVII). Depicts building: local burial place
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. Plate No.LXIII. Depicts clothing, outerwear: Maori costume
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Family in Dusky Bay, New Zeland. This engraving after a drawing by William Hodges is shown in John Hawkesworth's 1773 account of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Vice Admiral John Byron accompanied George Anson
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Man of New Caledonia. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
Captain James Cook
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Man of the Island of Mallicolo. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
Captain James Co
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Monuments in Easter Island. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separa
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Native head-dress, necklaces, fan and staff. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779)
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Native weapons with fancy carving and one made from a shell. This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
O-Hedidee. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate voyages to the
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Omai. This engraving after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777. Hodges was the official voyage artist.
This
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Otago. This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Otago is a Southern region of New Zealand in the South Pacific (now
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Otoo King of O-Taheite. This engraving after a drawing by William Hodges is shown in John Hawkesworth's 1773 account of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Otaheite was originally named Port Royal Harbour in King
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Possesion Bay on the island of South Georgia. Print depicting Possesion Bay on the island of South Georgia
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Possession Bay in the Island of South Georgia. Loosely bound between cardboard supports with PAI3840-PAI3866, PAI3868-PAI3891.; Plate No. XXXIV.
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Possession Bay in the Island of South Georgia. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Potatow. This engraving, after drawings by William Hodges, is shown in John Hawkesworth's 1773 account of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate voyages to the Paci
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
The Chief at Sta Christina. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separa
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
The Ice Islands. Print depicting the Ice Islands seen 9 January 1773
1 February 1777
National Maritime Museum
The Island of Otahiete bearing S.E. distant one league. Plate No.LIII.
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
The Landing at Erramanga one of the New Hebrides. This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
The landing at Middleburgh, one of the Friendly Isles. Plate No.LIV
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Various native articles, including a hat? and weapons or tools. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Straha
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
View in the Island of New Caledonia. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
Cap
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
View in the Island of Tanna. Print- entitled 'View in the Island of Tanna' (No XXIX)
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Woman of Easter Island. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate v
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Woman of New Caledonia. This engraving, likely after a drawing by artist William Hodges, comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
Captain James Co
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Woman of Sta Christina. This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate v
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Woman of the Island of Tanna (with a child). This engraving, after a drawing by artist William Hodges,comes from the official account of Cook's second voyage, 'A Voyage towards the South Pole', published by Strahan and Cadell in 1777.
Cap
1 Feb 1777
National Maritime Museum
Capt Phileman Pownoll of his Majesty's Ship Apollo slain in Fight On the 15th of June 1780. Print
1 Feb 1781
National Maritime Museum
Elephant (1786). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Elephant (1786), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker at Bursledon by Mr George Parsons.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-178
1 February 1782
National Maritime Museum
Elephant (1786). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Elephant (1786), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as built at Bursledon by Mr George Parsons. The date on t
1 February 1782
National Maritime Museum
The Honble Captn James Luttrell. Drawn by Mr Millar from life at Cumberland House Pall Mall. European Magazine. Technique includes etching.
1 Feb 1783
National Maritime Museum
Loss of the Dankbaarheyt One of the Rich Dutch East India Prizes... taken by a squadron under the Command of Commodore Johnstone in Saldanha Bay... On 30th of January 1782... the ship in such bad condition, as to be under the necessity of quitting her....
1 Feb 1785
National Maritime Museum
The Duke of Athol East Indiaman having with the rest of the Fleet anchored in Madras Road on the 16th of April 1783, the second morning after arrival... the cry of fire in the Lazaretto... the vessel blew up.... Hand-coloured.
1 Feb 1785
National Maritime Museum
The Duke of Athol East Indiaman having with the rest of the Fleet anchored in Madras Road on the 16th of April 1783, the second morning after arrival... the cry of fire in the Lazaretto... the vessel blew up.... Print
1 Feb 1785
National Maritime Museum
Honble Anne Damer, From an Original in the possession of the Right Honble Genl Conway. Stipple engraving.
1 Feb 1793
National Maritime Museum
John Adams, of Edmonton; Teacher of the Mathematics Navigation, &c. Born at Pondersend 1737/8. Aged 56. To his numerous Pupils, both at sea & on land; to his extensive acquaintance & particular friends, this Portrait is respectfully inscribed
1 Feb 1795
National Maritime Museum
To Mrs Ralph. This View of the Castle & bathing place at Cowes, is by permission humbly inscribed, by her Most obt. & devoted Servts. T Jones & J Hassell. Print
1 Feb 1796
National Maritime Museum
To Sir John Henniker Bart. This View of Broadstairs is by permission humbly inscribed by His Most obt & devoted Servts T Jones & J Hassell. Print
1 Feb 1796
National Maritime Museum
The Antilope [Antelope] Packet, beating-off Le Atalante, a French Privateer in the West Indies. On 2 December, 1793, the West Indiaman 'Antelope', armed with six three-pounder guns, and with a depleted crew estimated to number about 21, fought a
1 Feb 1797
National Maritime Museum
The La Raison of 24 Guns, Captn Beresford, beating-off a French Frigate, of 44 Guns, near Hallifax. Print
1 Feb 1797
National Maritime Museum
'The Storm rising; - or - the Republican Flotilla in danger' (caricature). Hand-coloured print 'The Storm rising; - or - the Republican Flotilla in danger (caricature)'.
This is another print responding to the French invasion threat o
Published 1 February 1798
National Maritime Museum
John Smeaton. Civil Engineer F.R.S. Died Oct 28 MDCCLXXXXII. Aged 68 Years. Print
1 Feb 1798
National Maritime Museum
Light Breeze. Technique includes etching.; Medium includes pale yellow wash.
1 Feb 1798
National Maritime Museum
View of Brest Harbour. This vignette was published in the first issue of the 'Naval Chronicle' in 1799 (effectively plate IV, though they were only numbered from plate V on) between pp. 144 and 145, which comprise a long accompanying description
1 February 1799
National Maritime Museum
Design for a Naval Column - 'To Perpetuate the Destruction of the Regicide Navy of France and the Triumph of the British Navy'. A satirical design for a naval column intended to convey the naval superiority of the British over the French. Britan
Published 1 February 1800
National Maritime Museum
Sir Edwd Hamilton cutting out the Hermione from Porto Cavallo. Vignette.
1 Feb 1801
National Maritime Museum
Atlas (fl.1802). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the waterline inboard profile and lower deck illustrating the bunks and cabins for 'Atlas' (fl.1802) as fitted for the reception for 168 convicts at Deptford Dockyard.
1 February 1802
National Maritime Museum
Galfridus Walpole, your most affect. br. my love to my sister & Horace. G Walpole From the collection of Lord Walpole. Print. Naval officer and one of Nelson's Suckling forbears, whose sword he inherited via his uncle and early patron, Captain Ma
1 Feb 1802
National Maritime Museum
Hon. William Cornwallis Admiral of the Blue Squadron Rear Admiral of England. Print
1 Feb 1802
National Maritime Museum
Finland Wood Barks. Technique includes aquatinting.; Hand-coloured.
1 Feb 1804
National Maritime Museum
London from Greenwich Park, Kent. Print. A romantic and perspectivally distorted view over Greenwich towards London from One-Tree Hill in Greenwich Park. The spire's of St Alfege's Church, Greenwich, and St Nicholas, Deptford, are in the left. T
1 Feb 1804
National Maritime Museum
A Correct Representation of the Funeral Car which conveyed the Body of Lord Nelson from the Admiralty to St Paul's. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting Nelson's funeral car, in the Painted Hall at Greenwich, inscribed below 'A Corre
1 February 1806
National Maritime Museum
A Correct Representation of the Funeral Car which conveyed the Body of Lord Nelson from the Admiralty to St. Pauls, Jany 9 1806. Hand-coloured.
1 Feb 1806
National Maritime Museum
A Correct Representation of the Funeral Car which conveyed the Body of Lord Nelson from the Admiralty to St. Pauls, Jany 9th 1806. Hand-coloured.; Stored in mount with PAF4372.
1 Feb 1806
National Maritime Museum
A Tribute of Gratitude to British Valour and Intrepidity commemorating the glorious services of Admiral Lord Nelson who fell gloriously fighting for his Country Oct 21 1805. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument with an oval portrait of N
1 Feb 1806
National Maritime Museum
A Tribute of Gratitude to British Valour and Intrepidity commemorating the glorious services of Admiral Lord Nelson who fell gloriously fighting for his Country Oct 21 1805. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument with an oval portrait of N
1 Feb 1806
National Maritime Museum
A Tribute of Gratitude to British Valour and Intrepidity. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument with an oval portrait of Nelson on the front, flanked by flags and other trophies. Two weeping cherubs and a figure representing Hope are plac
1 Feb 1806
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Lord Nelson mortally wounded by a Musket Ball in the moment of brilliant and decisive Victory over the combined Fleets of France & Spain Octr 21 1805. Print
1 Feb 1806
National Maritime Museum
Funeral procession by water with the remains of the late Lord Nelson. Print Depicts muscle powered vessel: barge, funeral
1 Feb 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Funeral Car on which the Body of the late Vice Admiral Horatio Viscount Nelson was conveyed from the Admiralty to St Pauls Cathedral for Interment on January 9 1806. Illustration of the funeral car which carried the body of Lord Nelson from the Admira
1 Feb 1806
National Maritime Museum
To the Immortal Memory of...Nelson...This Representation of the Commencement of the Engagement with the Combined... Fleets off Cape Trafalgar on the 21st Oct 1805...is inscribed.... Hand-coloured and one of a set of three, PAI5438 (PAI6132 being another c
1 Feb 1807
National Maritime Museum
To the Immortal Memory...This Representation of the Commencement of the Engagement with the Combined French and Spanish Fleets off Cape Trafalgar, on the 21st Oct 1805. Hand-coloured and one of a set of three, PAI 6132 (PAI5438 being another copy), PAI61
1 Feb 1807
National Maritime Museum