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).
Warspite (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Warspite (1807), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, illustrating the ship as a 50-gun Fourth Rate, Frigate. She was cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard to a Frigate be
17 September 1838
National Maritime Museum
Warspite (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Warspite (1807), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, illustrating the ship as a 50-gun Fourth Rate, Frigate. She was cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard to a Frigate between 1838 and
17 September 1838
National Maritime Museum
Warspite (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Warspite (1807), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, illustrating the ship as a 50-gun Fourth Rate, Frigate. She was cut down at Portsmouth Dockyard to a Frigate between 1838 and 1840.
Signed b
17 September 1838
National Maritime Museum
Egmond, a beach scene with a light tower and a beached vessel on rollers. Mounted with PAE6098, PAE6100.
22 Sep 1838
National Maritime Museum
Close Hauled - R.Y.S. Cutter. Published for the Proprietors of the Sporting Review. Technique includes etching.
Sep 1839
National Maritime Museum
Terror (1813); Erebus (1826). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck illustrating the cabin arrangement for Terror (1813) and Erebus (1826), both Bomb vessels, converted to exploration vessels for Antarctica (under Captain James Ross). The plan includ
September 1839
National Maritime Museum
A pair of shrimping women on the beach at Calais with a steam paddle vessel offshore. Mounted with PAE5928.
2 Sep 1839
National Maritime Museum
Proposed iron bulkheads for the holds of ships. Scale: 1:24 and 1:48. Plan showing a section, plan and profile of the bulkheads in the hold of a ship to illustrate the proposed method of fitting iron sheet bulkheads instead of wooden planks.
Signed J.
September 1840
National Maritime Museum
Bramble (1822). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the sail plan for the Bramble (1822), a cutter rigged as a schooner Survey Vessel.
Dated: 9 September 1841
National Maritime Museum
Vulcan in a fresh breeze. Medium includes graphite and bodycolour.
27 Sep 1841
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Daphne, 18 guns. Inscribed: "H.M.S. Daphne 18 guns" (with a wreath round the lettering). Two other vessels are depicted in the image.
Hand-coloured.
1 Sep 1842
National Maritime Museum
The Gloriana (Indiaman). Signed by artist and dated in plate.; Hand-coloured.
Sep 1843
National Maritime Museum
Fishing vessel ashore with mast lowered and out of tabernacle with head on beach for repair. Clover leaf insignia. Mounted with PAE5973.
1 Sep 1843
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Journal des demoiselles' 1843-09-01
1 September 1843
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
The arrival of Her Majesty, ... Prince Albert, and Suite at Woolwich, on board the General Steam Navigation Company's Ship 'Trident'...on the return of the Royal Visit from Scotland... 1842. Print entitled, 'The Arrival of Her Majesty,
13 September 1843
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Journal des demoiselles' 1844-09-01
1 September 1844
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
This View of the Capture of Amoy on the Coast of China, on the 26th August, 1841, by Her Majesty's Combined Forces, under Vice Admiral Sir William Parker K.C.B. and Lieut. General Sir Hugh Gough... Plate 1.. Hand-coloured.
1 Sep 1844
National Maritime Museum
This View of the Capture of Amoy on the Coast of China, on the 26th August, 1841; by Her Majesty's Combined Forces, under Vice Admiral Sir William Parker K.C.B. and Lieut. General Sir Hugh Gough... Plate 2. In August 1841, British Vice-Admiral Willia
1 Sep 1844
National Maritime Museum
The 'Shannon' as a hulk at Sheerness, 4 September 1844. Drawing, inscribed at the bottom by the artist, 'The Shannon' and bottom right, 'Sheerness September 4th 1844'.
The 5th-rate, 38-gun 'Shannon', built in 180
4 September 1844
National Maritime Museum
Cruizer (1828) [alternative spelling: Cruiser]. No scale, possibly 1:48. Plan showing the hold, with the capacities of tanks, ballasts and casks, for the Cruizer (1828) [Cruiser], a flush-deck Ship Sloop when converted to a Brig Sloop.
Signed by E. G.
14 September 1844
National Maritime Museum
Fishing basket inscr ' Monaco - tufts of seaweed for the purpose of hiding it. ' Halyard details. Details of bow of Gondale. Outline of buildings. Dated Sept 1845. Mounted with PAE5632-PAE5633.
Sep 1845
National Maritime Museum
Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecombe. A paper calotype negative. A composed view from the corner of the Garden Battery on the Mount Edgecumbe estate looking over towards the Royal William Victualling Yard at Plymouth Dockyard. I
circa 20 - 30 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe. A paper calotype negative. A view across the water from the corner of the Garden Battery at Mount Edgecumbe towards the Clarence Building of the Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth dock
circa 20 - 30 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe. A salted paper print. A view across the water from the corner of the Garden Battery at Mount Edgecumbe towards the Clarence Building of the Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth dockyard.
circa 20 - 30 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
HMS Mutine passing to windward of HMS Helena in a sailing trial, 1st September 1845. Inscribed top left 'No.18.' and bottom left 'Trial of sailing / HMS Mutine passing to / windward of HMS Helena / Sep 1st 1845'.
What is shown presum
circa 1845
National Maritime Museum
Modeprent (in kleur) uit 'Journal des demoiselles' 1845-09-01
1 September 1845
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
"The Fruit Sellers" eller "Persons selling fruit and flowers".
"Fruksförsäljare". Originalkalotyp från Lacock Abbey, Wittshire, troligen den 9 september 1845. Fotografiet är taget antingen av Talbot, ell
9 September 1845
Tekniska museet
Details of vessel inscr ' Ventimiglia ' and dated 17 Sept 1845. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings result
17 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
An unidentifed naval officer(?) standing by the belaying pin rail on the port side of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842).. A paper calotype negative. A head-to-shin portrait photograph of an unidentified naval officer(?) leaning on a belaying pin
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Part of the starboard side of the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A paper calotype negative. A view from the port side of the main mast on the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking forward and to star
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Part of the starboard side of the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A whole plate size varnished salted paper print. A view from the port side of the main mast on the quarterdeck of the 80-gun Second Rate three-decker HMS Superb (
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Port side view looking forward along the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A quarter plate size salted paper print. A view from aft of the main mast on the port side of the quarterdeck looking forward on the 80-gun Second Rate, th
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Port side view looking forward along the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A wax paper calotype negative. A view from aft of the main mast on the port side of the quarterdeck looking forward on the 80-gun Second Rate, three-decker
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Portrait of a Naval Officer on the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A whole plate size salted paper print. A view along the starboard side of quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking forward towards the wa
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
The quarterdeck and poop deck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842).. A paper calotype negative. A view from the port side of the quarterdeck on the 80-gun second rate three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking aft towards the wheel with the poop deck
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
The quarterdeck and poop deck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842).. A quarter size salted paper print. A view from the port side of the quarterdeck on the 80-gun second rate three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking aft towards the wheel with the p
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Omega opium clipper two topsail schooner, built Cowes 1837 (shown off China coast 1845). Signed by artist and dated.
29 Sep 1845
National Maritime Museum
Fishing boat with details of gear, inscr 'Alassio. Sept 30'. Mounted with PAE5640-PAE5641, PAE5643-PAE5644.
30 Sep 1845
National Maritime Museum
The U.S. Surveying Brig Washington near Cape Hatteras in the Hurricane of the 8th Septr 1846. Signed by artist in plate.
1846
National Maritime Museum
Philomel (1842). No scale. Plan showing the lower deck for Philomel (1842), an 8-gun Brig, as fitted for a Surveying Vessel (see modifications). Signed J. Edye [Assistant to the Surveyor?]
9 September 1846
National Maritime Museum
Philomel (1842). No scale. Plan showing the upper deck for the Philomel (1842), an 8-gun Brig, as fitted for a Surveying Vessel. Signed J. Edye [Assistant to the Surveyor?].
9 September 1846
National Maritime Museum
Brief van koning Willem II, met de aankondiging van de zwangerschap van de Erf-Groot-Hertogin van Saxen-Weimar-Eisenach (Anna Pauwlona), op 1 september 1848. (Zwanger van Wilhelmina Maria Sophia Louise (Sophie) Prinses van Oranje-Nassau Prinses der Nederl
1 September 1848
CODA Museum
Ontwerp voor een klokkentoren op de nieuwe beurs van Zocher te Amsterdam (vooraanzicht), 1848
8 September 1848
Rijksmuseum
Ontwerp voor een klokkentoren op de nieuwe beurs van Zocher te Amsterdam (achteraanzicht), 1848
9 September 1848
Rijksmuseum
Ontwerp voor een klokkentoren op de nieuwe beurs van Zocher te Amsterdam (zijaanzicht), 1848
10 September 1848
Rijksmuseum
Hogue (1811). Scale: 1:16. Plan showing the side elevation, end elevation with flywheel, and elevation of the eight inch plunger pumps for a 10 horse power supplementary engine, proposed to be fitted to Hogue (1811), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, conv
19 September 1848
National Maritime Museum
Chart of the search for Sir John Franklin 1848-9-50-1-2-3 and discovery of N.W. Passages AD 1850-1-2. Single sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Linen-backed paper. Cartographic Note: Graduated. Additional Places: Canada. Contents Note: Explorers' tracks marked.
1853
National Maritime Museum
'Panorama of Raiatea, Septr 1st 1849. Tahaa to the right' [Society Islands]. No. 19 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. A fold-out panoramic drawing on three joined sheets, the central one stuck down to the album page. Raiatea (properly
1 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Bora bora [Society Islands], from a ruined native fort above the chief village on the East side of the island, Septr 5th 1849'. No. 21 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as ti
5 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Bora bora, SE side, within the reef, Septr 5th 1849' [Society Islands]. No. 22 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Fanshawe's viewpoint appears to be inside the
5 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Bora bora, Septr 4th 1849' [Society Islands]. No.20.; 13. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Bora Bora is an island in the leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, about 230 km (140 miles) nort
4 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Sunday bonnets at the Navigators' Islands [Samoa], Apia Bay, Septr 14th 1849'. No. 23 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. A group of figures outside a hut, of wh
14 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Apia Bay, Upolu, Navigators' Islands [Samoa] Septr 18th 1849'. No. 24 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Reproduced in Fanshawe's biography (1904), f. p. 2
18 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
Barton Grange from the lake with a pair of swans. Mounted with PAE5594.
24 Sep 1849
National Maritime Museum
'Double canoe off Moalu, Feejee Islands, Septr 26th 1849' [Fiji]. No. 27 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. This drawing is reproduced in Fanshawe's biography (
26 September 1849
National Maritime Museum
The Mosquito Yacht 50 Tons, R.T.Y.C., beating the Cynthia and Cygnet and Winning the 100 Guineas Match June 5th 1850. Hand-coloured.; Signed by artist in plate.
25 Sep 1850
National Maritime Museum
Message of President Millard Fillmore nominating territorial officers of Utah, 09/26/1850 (page 1 of 2)
Taken 26 Sep 1850
The U.S. National Archives
Message of President Millard Fillmore nominating territorial officers of Utah, 09/26/1850 (page 2 of 2)
Taken 26 Sep 1850
The U.S. National Archives
Photograph of a receipt for the purchase of a slave named Davy
Taken 28 Sep 1850
State Library and Archives of Florida
(Recto) HMS 'Trafalgar' at anchor off the Mole head at Barcelona, with the castle of Montjuïc (continuation drawing from verso of PAI0857); (Verso) four shipping studies, including of a frigate action. No. 10 of 36 (PAI0849 - PAI0884).
September 1851
National Maritime Museum
The Pilgrim's Galley, arrived at Jaffa, A.D. 1483 Gentleman's Magazine Sept 1851 Plate II (Galleys 35). Mounted with PAG8343-PAG8344, PAG8346-PAG8347.; Vignette.
Sep 1851
National Maritime Museum
Fores's Marine Sketches. The Schooner Yacht America, 170 Tons. A broadside port view of 'America' in calm waters. A coastal view provides the backdrop, with buildings to the right and the headland to 'America's bow end. The print
8 Sep 1851
National Maritime Museum
The Match by the Club of all nations at Cowes The America Making a start ahead 9 Sep 1851. Signed by artist.
9 Sep 1851
National Maritime Museum
Mr Rust, editor & renovator of the "Pacific Star", and his brother, Dr Rust, outside a saloon in Sacramento City [California], September 1851. No. 59 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page belo
16 September 1851
National Maritime Museum
St Mark's Square Venice. Dated 16 Sept. 1851. 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 his travels
16 September 1851
National Maritime Museum
'Grass Valley, near Nevada City, California, Septr. 18th 1851'. (Updated, September 2014.) No. 60 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Fanshawe and the 'Daphne
18 September 1851
National Maritime Museum
Denia Opium clipper topsail schooner built Cowes 1840 (shown off China coast 1851). Signed by artist and dated.
29 Sep 1851
National Maritime Museum
Rascono under sail, port side. Mounted with PAE5605, PAE5607-PAE5612.
Sep 1852
National Maritime Museum