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).
To H.H. Kennard, Esq. this Print of his Cutter Yacht Christabel, 48 Tons, In the Start for the Royal Thames Yacht Club 1st Class Match, May 23rd 1862... built by Mr Edwin Aldous, of Brightlingsea, Essex.... Print
20 Mar 1863
National Maritime Museum
Her Royal Highness Alexandra, Princess of Wales. Dedicated by Command to Her Majesty. Technique includes stipple engraving.
24 Mar 1863
National Maritime Museum
His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Dedicated By Command to Her Majesty. Technique includes stipple engraving.
24 Mar 1863
National Maritime Museum
Medina Docks and ships repairing, 1864. Signed by artist and dated.
11 Mar 1864
National Maritime Museum
March 19 1866. 181 [probably Maltese boats on Gozo]. Medium includes watercolour. These appear to be Maltese boats, possibly on Gozo since drawing no. 183 (PAD9117) bears that location. [PvdM]
19 March 1866
National Maritime Museum
Xantha 137 Tons... Yawl in the R.T.Y.C. Ocean Match, June 12th 1865 (after rounding the Kentish Knock). Hand-coloured.
28 Mar 1866
National Maritime Museum
'March 2 4.P.M. near Gau el Kebir.' (580). Three studies of an Egyptian craft carrying passengers sketched by Edward Lear during his third visit to Egypt. Each vessel is portrayed individually on a stretch of calm, reflecting water. Annotations
2 March 1867
National Maritime Museum
'5.5.A.M. March 4 1867. Manfaloot (586)'. This watercolour of the sun rising over the Nile with the silhouette of a lone dahabeeyah, a traditional cargo-vessel, on the left, was made by Edward Lear on his third visit to Egypt in 1867. The scene
4 March 1867
National Maritime Museum
'Entrance to Nagasaki' [Japan]. No. 16 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title, and dated '3/68'. Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of modern Nagasaki prefecture, in the south-west of t
March 1868
National Maritime Museum
'Nagasaki, Japan'. No. 15of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page 'Nagasaki, Japan' and dated '3/68'. Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of modern Nagasaki prefecture, in the extreme sout
March 1868
National Maritime Museum
27ft Steam Life Boat Cutter No.4. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, longitudinal half-breadth for a 27ft Steam Life Boat Cutter No.4.
Signed by Henry Cradock [Master Shipwright, Portmouth Dockyard, 1862-1869].
11 March 1868 (29 February 1868 crossed out)
National Maritime Museum
28ft Steam Life Boat Cutter No.3. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth and half-deck plan, for a 28ft Steam Life Boat Cutter No.3.
Signed by Henry Cradock [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth
11 March 1868 (29 February 1868 crossed out)
National Maritime Museum
'At Nagasaki' [Japan]. No. 37 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title and dated '3/69'. The view is across one of the steeply walled local watercourses, with the arch of a stone bridge on the righ
March 1869
National Maritime Museum
'Entrance to Waka Miya, Nagasaki' [Japan]. No. 36 of 51 (PAJ2051 - PAJ2101): inscribed by the artist on the album page, as title and dated '3/69'. One of two drawings by Butt of the Wakamiya, or Wakamiya Inari shrine at Nagasaki, the o
March 1869
National Maritime Museum
To Alexander A Apcar Esq this plate of his magnificent Passenger Steamers Hindostan & China... (is dedicated). Print
8 Mar 1869
National Maritime Museum
A Dehabieh - March 14 1869 half way between Asivot and Roda. Medium includes graphite.; Heightened with white.
14 Mar 1869
National Maritime Museum
Sketch of a Middle Eastern craft, 14th March 1869. Heightened with white.
14 Mar 1869
National Maritime Museum
The Schooner Yacht Gloriana 148 Tons... In the Royal Thames Yacht Club Schooner Match, June 2nd 1868. Hand-coloured.
15 Mar 1869
National Maritime Museum
'From Life', study of a girl in peasant costume, knitting. This 'study of a girl in peasant costume, knitting' was done by Matilda Rose Herschel probably on a trip to Italy. Children of upper middle class English families were often se
March 1872
National Maritime Museum
Challenger (1858). Scale: 1:192. An Office copy of a plan showing the sail profile for Challenger (1858), a 20-gun corvette, as fitted for 'Special Service', the scientific circumnavigation between 1872 and 1876.
March 1872
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich Hospital School boys in Trafalgar Square March 9th 1872. Greenwich Hospital School was set up for the sons of poor seamen who were pensioners of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich. After absorbing the separate Royal Naval Asylum in the 1820s (whi
9 March 1872
National Maritime Museum
Fireworks at Gravesend 7th March 1874 (Royal visit). Technique includes scraped highlights.; Signed by artist and dated.
7 Mar 1874
National Maritime Museum
Royal visit to Gravesend 7th March 1874 (Annotated sketch of ships and buildings at 11.30). Drawing
7 Mar 1874
National Maritime Museum
Royal visit to Gravesend 7th March 1874 (Annotated sketch of ships). Drawing
7 Mar 1874
National Maritime Museum
Royal visit to Gravesend 7th March 1874 (Shipping dressed overall and spectators at 9.30). Drawing
7 Mar 1874
National Maritime Museum
Royal visit to Gravesend 7th March 1874 (Steam vessels dressed overall at 11 o'clock near the harbour buildings). Drawing
7 Mar 1874
National Maritime Museum
The colonnade of the Temple of Luxor, Egypt, with the Mosque of Abu'l Haggag. The north end of the colonnade of Amenhotep III in the Temple of Luxor, looking roughly east across the court of Rameses II with (on the left) the Mosque of Abu'l Hag
16 March 1874
National Maritime Museum
Karnak, Egypt, inscribed and dated 17 March 74. Signed by artist.
17 Mar 1874
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (1871). Scale 1:48 Plan showing the flying deck (charhouse &c) for the turret battleship Devastation (1871), as built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan includes later alterations dated 1882 (including torpedo firing and torpedo net defence
26 March 1874
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (1871). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the breastwork and forecastle deck for the turret battleship Devastation (1871), as built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan illustrates the top of the 600 pdr 12 inch gun turret with their armoured ventilation g
26 March 1874
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (1871). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the General Arrangement Inboard Profile (with some external details) for the turret battleship Devastation (1871), as built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan includes later alterations dated 1882 and 1886.
Ann
26 March 1874
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (1871). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the hold plan with sections at stations (looking forward) 130, 122, 104 and sections at stations (looking aft) 98, 58, 36, 22 and 12 for the turret battleship Devastation (1871), as built at Portsmouth Dockyard
26 March 1874
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (1871). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck for the turret battleship Devastation (1871), as built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan includes later alterations dated 1882 and 1886.
Annotated "Alterations and Additions, tinted green,
26 March 1874
National Maritime Museum
Devastation (1871). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck and belt deck for the turret battleship Devastation (1871), as built at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan includes later alterations dated 1882 and 1886.
Annotated "Alterations and Additions,
26 March 1874
National Maritime Museum
Newly formed floe-bergs, showing the old line of floatation. The official report stated that ‘the floe-bergs, at their maximum sizes, were pressed high up one over the other against the steep shore; the chaos outside was something indescribable, and
Between March and June 1876
National Maritime Museum
Polar sketches. The Alert in Winter Quarters, firm amongst the Barrier Bergs, March 1876. Plate 10.; Separate text.
Mar 1876
National Maritime Museum
View from Mount Cartinel looking southwest towards Bellot Island and and its summit Mount Campbell, Discovery Bay, Lady Franklin Sound (Bay).. Nares wrote: ‘Finding the harbour was suitable in every way for winter quarters, and the abundance of spar
1 to 7 March 1876
National Maritime Museum
28 ft Cutter. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the sail plan for a 28 ft Cutter, with standing lug, prepared with reference to the Controller's circular dated July 1878 for fitting gatling and other guns. Signed W. B. Robinson [Chief Constructor, Portsmou
Originally dated: November 1880, corrected to 17 March 1881
National Maritime Museum
HMS Inflexible (1876). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the aft superstructure deck of the masted turret battleship HMS Inflexible (1876), illustrating the arrangement of her boat stowage arrangements with alterations marked in red ink.
17 March 1882
National Maritime Museum
HMS Inflexible (1876). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the hold and sections of the masted turret battleship HMS Inflexible (1876), illustrating her appearance as completed with alterations marked in red ink.
17 March 1882
National Maritime Museum
HMS Inflexible (1876). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the lower deck of the masted turret battleship HMS Inflexible (1876), illustrating her appearance as completed with alterations marked in red ink.
17 March 1882
National Maritime Museum
HMS Inflexible (1876). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the main deck of the masted turret battleship HMS Inflexible (1876), illustrating her appearance as completed with alterations marked in red ink.
17 March 1882
National Maritime Museum
HMS Inflexible (1876). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the superstructure deck of the masted turret battleship HMS Inflexible (1876), illustrating her appearance as completed with minor alterations marked in red ink.
17 March 1882
National Maritime Museum
HMS Inflexible (1886). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the upper deck of the masted turret battleship HMS Inflexible (1876), illustrating her appearance as completed but with minor alterations are marked in red ink.
17 March 1882
National Maritime Museum
30 ft Cutter for Neptune (1874), and Minotaur (1863). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the sail and rig elevation of a 30 ft Cutter for Neptune (1874), a Neptune class, three-masted turret Ironclad, and for Minotaur (1863), a 36-gun broadside armoured Ironclad
Dated: 12 March 1883
National Maritime Museum
Trinity House uniform: pattern 1866. Elder Brother of Trinity House's undress coat belonging to Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907).
Mar 1884
National Maritime Museum
Trinity House uniform: pattern 1866. Full dress coat belonging to Sir Francis Leopold McClintock (1819-1907).
The Brethren of Trinity House had to wear a distinctive uniform while on duty at the Corporation’s headquarters at Tower Hill in London.
Mar 1884
National Maritime Museum
Sinking of the Steamship Oregon of the Cunard Line... off the coast of Long Island... March 14th 1886, and Rescue... by the steamship Fulda of the North German Lloyds Line, Pilot Boat Phantom and Schooner Fannie A Graham. Hand-coloured.
1886
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Kent Named and Launched at Portsmouth 6th March 1901, by Lady Hotham. Rear Admiral Pelham Aldrich, Admiral Superintendant. J.A. Yates Esq. Chief Constructor. Medium includes bodycolour.; Signed by artist and dated.
1900
National Maritime Museum
HMS Black Prince (1904). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the forecastle and bridge decks of the Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser HMS Black Prince (1904). The plan has been modified to reflect alterations carried out to the ship between 1909 and 1913.
March 1906
National Maritime Museum
HMS Black Prince (1904). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the inboard profile of the Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser HMS Black Prince (1904). The plan has been modified to reflect alterations carried out to the ship between 1909 and 1913.
March 1906
National Maritime Museum
HMS Black Prince (1904). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the sections of the Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser HMS Black Prince (1904). The plan has been modified to reflect alterations carried out to the ship between 1909 and 1913.
March 1906
National Maritime Museum
HMS Black Prince (1904). Scale 1:48. A plan showing the upper deck of the Duke of Edinburgh class armoured cruiser HMS Black Prince (1904). The plan has been modified to reflect alterations carried out to the ship between 1909 and 1913.
March 1906
National Maritime Museum
. The Mauretania was built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson at Wallsend-on-Tyne and launched in 1906. Prior to completion, the owners of the Mauretania, the Cunard Line, agreed with the Admiralty that the ship was to be available to the country in ti
19 Mar 1908
National Maritime Museum
Boat Deck on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Deck view on the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the Second Class Promenade, on the starboard side of the Boat Deck. The exterior of the Second Class Smoking Room is in the fo
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Dining Saloon on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). 10596
Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the after end of the Neoclassical style First Class Dining Saloon, on the Upper Deck (a view along the ce
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Dining Saloon on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Dining Saloon, on the Upper Deck (a view along the centre line, looking forward). Above is the
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Dining Saloon on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Dining Saloon, on the Upper Deck (a view along the centre line, looking towards the sideboard a
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Dining Saloon on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Dining Saloon, on the Upper Deck (a view of the corner at the after end of the starboard side).
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Dining Saloon on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Dining Saloon, on the Upper Deck (a view of the starboard side, looking aft). The First Class D
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Dining Saloon on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Dining Saloon, on the Upper Deck, a view along the centre line with the oval well visible. Well
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Dining Saloon on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the Neoclassical style First Class Dining Saloon, on the Upper Deck (a view of the corner at the forward end of
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Entrance on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Entrance on the Upper Deck (a view from the port side, showing the companionway in detail). The stai
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Library on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Library, on the Promenade Deck (a view looking across to the port side).
The main public rooms on th
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Library on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Library, on the Promenade Deck (a view looking across to the port side). The bookcases on the left si
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Lounge on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Lounge, on the Promenade Deck (a view of the port side, looking forward towards the stairs leading to
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Lounge on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Lounge, on the Promenade Deck (a view of the starboard side, looking aft towards the balustrade around
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Lounge on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Lounge, on the Promenade Deck (a view of the vestibule on the port side). One leg of the camera tripod
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Pantry on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Pantry, on the port side of the Upper Deck. Tea and coffee sets are visible on the folding table, and
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Smokers' Lounge on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Smokers' Lounge, on the Boat Deck (a view from the port side looking forward toward
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Smokers' Lounge on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Smokers' Lounge, on the Boat Deck. (a view from the port side, looking towards the
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Smoking Room on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Smoking Room, on the Boat Deck (a view along the centre line, looking forward). A screen around
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class Smoking Room on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Interior of the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing the First Class Smoking Room, on the Boat Deck (a view from the starboard side, showing the access to the bar at
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class stateroom on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Cabin interior on the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing a stateroom in First Class accommodation.
March 1910
National Maritime Museum
First Class suite on the 'Balmoral Castle' (1910). Cabin interior on the passenger liner 'Balmoral Castle' (1910) showing a suite in First Class accommodation on the Promenade Deck (number 6 according to Bedford Lemere & Co daybook
March 1910
National Maritime Museum