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).
Salisbury (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for building Salisbury (1814), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, at Deptford Dockyard.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822], Joseph Tucker [S
2 July 1813
National Maritime Museum
Salisbury (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle deck for building Salisbury (1814), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, at Deptford Dockyard.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822], Joseph Tucker [Surveyor o
2 July 1813
National Maritime Museum
Salisbury (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for building Salisbury (1814), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, at Deptford Dockyard.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822], Joseph Tucker [Surveyor of the Navy, 1813-1831
2 July 1813
National Maritime Museum
Seringapatam (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Seringapatam (1819), a 36/44-gun Fifth Rate Frigate at Bombay. The plan is described as being an improved draught on the lines of the P
6 September 1813
National Maritime Museum
Seringapatam (1819). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for building Seringapatam (1819), a 36/44-gun Fifth Rate, Frigate at Bombay. A copy of this plan was sent to Bombay on 18 December 1813, with a duplicate on 25 May 1814.
October 1813
National Maritime Museum
Shannon (1806); Leonidas (1807); Surprise (1812); Briton (1812); Lacedemonian (1812); Tenedos (1812); Lively (1813); Arethusa (1817); Thetis (1817); Venus (1820). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck. The plan is very similar in style to ZAZ1985, whi
Circa 1805-1807
National Maritime Museum
Sir Christopher Minns; Admiral Obit 1666, Engraved from a drawing by Bullfinch after the original picture. Print
1813
National Maritime Museum
Sir Christopher Minns; Admiral, Obit 1666. Engraved from a drawing by Bullfinch after the original picture when in the possession of his son Capt Minns. Print
1813
National Maritime Museum
Sir R. Strachan, Capturing Part of the Trafalgar Fleet. Technique includes etching.
1813
National Maritime Museum
Spey (1814). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing a part midship section with a detailed description illustrating the method of securing the beams to the sides of Spey (1814), a 20-gun Sixth Rate Sloop building at Eling by Mr James Warwick.
Initialled by Henry Pea
circa 1812-1814
National Maritime Museum
Spey (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth for building Spey (1814), a 20-gun Sixth Rate Sloop, at Eling, near Southampton by Mr James Warwick.
Signed by William Rule [Surveyo
19 February 1813
National Maritime Museum
Spey (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for building Spey (1814), a 20-gun Sixth Rate Sloop, at Eling, near Southampton by Mr James Warwick.
Initialled by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813] and Henry Peake [S
February 1813
National Maritime Museum
Spey (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for building Spey (1814), a 20-gun Sixth Rate Sloop, at Eling, near Southampton by Mr James Warwick.
Signed by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822].
26 April 1813
National Maritime Museum
Spey (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck with the fore & aft platforms for building Spey (1814), a 20-gun Sixth Rate Sloop, at Eling, near Southampton by Mr James Warwick.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822].
26 April 1813
National Maritime Museum
Spey (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for building Spey (1814), a 20-gun Sixth Rate Sloop, at Eling, near Southampton by Mr James Warwick.
Initialled by Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822].
26 April 1813
National Maritime Museum
Stoney Steps, Gosport, 1813. No. 16 of 30 (PAH3772 - PAH3801)
Stoney Steps, on the Gosport side of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, are shown in the centre of the drawing. They provided access to the shore and made embarkation into small craft easier
1813
National Maritime Museum
Stoney Steps, Gosport, 1813. No. 19 of 30 (PAH3772 - PAH3801)
Stoney Steps, on the Gosport side of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, are just visible on the left hand side of the drawing. They provided access to the shore and made embarkation into smal
1813
National Maritime Museum
Submarine cable section. A section of submarine cable. It is a standard type dated to1913. The outside of the cable is covered in gutta percha.
1913
National Maritime Museum
The entrance to Portsmouth Harbour and the Dockyard, 1813. No. 46 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)
Inscribed in the upper centre 'Portsmouth Harbour and Dockyard - 1813.'
On the left is a view of the Blockhouse Fort (see PAI0891), and to the right a
1813
National Maritime Museum
The Life of the Right Honorable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson. Battle of Trafalgar. Title page. Technique includes etching.
1813
National Maritime Museum
The mouth of Portsmouth Harbour, 1813. No. 53 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)
Inscribed in the upper right corner 'Mouth of Portsmouth harbour/1813-.'
The viewpoint is from the Southsea side with the Round Tower left of centre, and to the right is w
1813
National Maritime Museum
Tyne (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Tyne (1814), a 26-gun Sixth Rate Sloop being built by Mr Robert Davy.
Initialled by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813].
March 1813
National Maritime Museum
Wye (1814). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and longitudinal half breadth, for building Wye (1814), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloop, at Redbridge by Messers Hobbs & Co. ISigned H[enry] Peake and W[illiam] Rule(Surveyors of the Navy)
March 1813
National Maritime Museum
Wye (1814). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition), with a sketch showing how the house prices are fitted, for building Wye (1814), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Sloop, at Redbridge by Messers Hobbs & Co. Initialleded H[enry] P[eake] and W[
18th March 1813
National Maritime Museum
[Fowey] To the Mayor and Free Burgesses of the Borough of Fowey, this plan of the Harbour of Fowey, laid down from an actual survey by Mr. George Thomas in the year 1811, is inscribed ... by Reginald Pole Carew.. Single sheet. Engr. Medium: Linen backed.
1872; 1813
National Maritime Museum
England - Plate 12.( A Greenwich Pensioner). A portrait of a typical Greenwich Pensioner in uniform, with a left peg-leg, set on a capriccio heathland knoll with part of the roof and the domes of the Hospital almost in line behind. No artist is given on t
January 1813
National Maritime Museum
Fishing Boats in a Breeze. From an original drawing by S. Owen, Esqr in the possession of the proprietors of this work. Hand-coloured.
1 Jan 1813
National Maritime Museum
Fishing Boats in a Breeze. From an original drawing by S. Owen, Esqr in the possession of the proprietors of this work. Print
1 Jan 1813
National Maritime Museum
Fishing Boats in a Breeze. From an original drawing by S. Owen, Esqr in the possession of the proprietors of this work. Print
1 Jan 1813
National Maritime Museum
The Embarkation of Genl. Junot, after the Convention of Cintra, at Quai Sodre. To Lieutenant General Sullivan Carr Beresford, K.B., Field Marshall in the Service of Portugal.... Plate 4.
1 Jan 1813
National Maritime Museum
Iron Cross 2nd Class (military). Iron Cross, 2nd Class awarded to Korvettenkapitan Erwin Arnold Martin Wilhelm Rostin.
Captain Rostin was born in 1907 in Gustrow, Mecklenburg. He commissioned ‘U-158’ on 25 September 1941 and took her o
1813
National Maritime Museum
Iron Cross 2nd Class (military). Iron Cross, 2nd Class retrieved from an unknown German submariner at the surrender of the German Fleet 1918.
The medal is in the form of a black cross pattée within a silver frame. On the obverse is the Royal Cyphe
1813
National Maritime Museum
Jupiter (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Jupiter (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, building at Plymouth Dockyard.
Initialled by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813] and Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy,
14 January 1813
National Maritime Museum
Jupiter (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Jupiter (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, building at Plymouth Dockyard.
Signed by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813] and Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822]
14 January 1813
National Maritime Museum
Jupiter (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the midship section, plans of the beam ends, and front views of the chocks, illustrating the method of attaching the beams to the sides on Jupiter (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, building at Plymouth Do
14 January 1813
National Maritime Museum
Jupiter (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Jupiter (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, building at Plymouth Dockyard.
Initialled by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813] and Henry Peake [Sur
14 January 1813
National Maritime Museum
Jupiter (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Jupiter (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, building at Plymouth Dockyard.
Initialled by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813] and Henry Peake [Surveyor of the N
14 January 1813
National Maritime Museum
Jupiter (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Jupiter (1813), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, building at Plymouth Dockyard.
Initialled by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813] and Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806-1822].
14 January 1813
National Maritime Museum
Fowey / Towey (1814), Mersey (1814), Conway (1814), Eden (1814), Tyne (1814), Tanmar (1814), Tees (1817), Menai (1814), Wye (1814), Dee (1814). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and longitudinal half breadth proposed and approved, for Fo
15 January 1813
National Maritime Museum
65ft Stone Carrier (no date). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth with deck details for a sixty-five foot stone carrier (no date), as proposed by Captain Huddart for carrying stone to the breakwater in Pl
March 1813
National Maritime Museum
Stone Carrier (no date). Scale: 1:24. A plan showing a section, part plan and details for a stone carrier (no date). This plan looks as of it relates to ZAZ5950, and therefore as proposed by Captain Huddart in March 1813.
Captain Joseph Huddart (1741-18
possibly March 1813
National Maritime Museum
HMS Blenheim [John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough?]. Figurehead of HMS 'Blenheim', a 74-gun third rate warship built at Deptford Dockyard in 1813. The figurehead represents a male bust-length figure in military dress with a sash over the le
1813
National Maritime Museum
Naval Architecture. Perspective section of a third-rate Ship of War, built upon a novel Construction. Print
1 Mar 1813
National Maritime Museum
Fowey / Towey (1814). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Fowey / Towey (1814), a 26/28-gun Sloop building at Buchlers Hard by Mr Balthazar Adams. Signed William Rule, Henry Peake (Surveyors of the Navy)
15 March 1813
National Maritime Museum
Abercrombie (1809). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Abercrombie (1809), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth after having defects rectified. The plan illustrates the ship after her alterations to a British 74-gu
April 1813
National Maritime Museum
Abercrombie (1809). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore and aft platforms for Abercrombie (1809), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth after having defects rectified. The plan illustrates the ship after her alterations t
April 1813
National Maritime Museum
Abercrombie (1809). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Abercrombie (1809), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth after having defects rectified. The plan illustrates the ship after her alterations to a British
April 1813
National Maritime Museum
Abercrombie (1809). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Abercrombie (1809), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off at Portsmouth after having defects rectified. The plan illustrates the ship after her alterations to a British 74-gun Third Rat
April 1813
National Maritime Museum
Isle of France No.1. View from the Deck of the Upton Castle Transport, of the British Army Landing. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Isle of France No.3. Part of the British Army, forming before Port Louis. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Isle of France No.4. Port Louis, from the Champ de Mars. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Isle of France No.5. The Town, Harbour, and Country, Eastward of Port Louis. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Isle of France No.6. The Town of Port Louis, from the West of the Harbour. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Isle of France No.7. The West of Port Louis from the Harbour. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Isle of France No.8. Port Louis, about one mile distant from the Shore. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Shipping off an East Coast Port. Hand-coloured.; Technique includes etching.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulph... Forces... Against the Arabian Pirates No 11. A View of Luft, 26 Novr 1809. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulph... Forces... Against the Arabian Pirates No 13. Schinaass from the sea. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulph... Forces... Against the Arabian Pirates No 14. The Attack of the Enemy's Cavalry at Shinaass. Jany 2d 1810. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulph... Forces... Against the Arabian Pirates No 16. The Storming of Schinaass, Jany 3d 1810. Print
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulph... Forces... Against the Arabian Pirates No 2. Muskat Harbour from the Fisher-mens Rock. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulph... Forces... Against the Arabian Pirates No 3. Muskat from the Harbour. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulph... Forces... Against the Arabian Pirates No 4. A View of Mutra, from the East. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Sixteen Views of Places in the Persian Gulph...Forces....Against the Arabian Pirates No.1 The Fleet under Convoy of H.M.Ship Chiffone Captn Wainright, leaving Bombay. Septr 14 1809 From the Apollo Gate. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
Liffey (1813); Forth (1813); Severn (1813); Liverpool (1814); Glasgow (1814). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Liffey (1813), Forth (1813), Severn (1813), Liverpool (1814), and Glasgow (1814), all fir-built 40-gun Fifth Rate, Frigates bu
16 April 1813
National Maritime Museum
The Glorious Defeat of the Spanish Armada, between Dover & Calais in 1588. Technique includes etching. This early 19th-century print is interesting as an example of how great events of natiional history are absorbed and represented for later audiences
17 Apr 1813
National Maritime Museum
34 ft Cutter. Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with inboard detail for a 14-oared 34 ft Cutter of the late Sir Home Popham. Signed H. Canham [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard,
Dated: 21 April 1813
National Maritime Museum
Studies of fishermen and craft, Portsmouth, 1813. No. 20 of 30 (PAH3772 - PAH3801)
Schetky urged his students to draw everything and to annotate their drawings ‘No doubt you are sketching every day. Now I advise you to make minute studies of every
30 April 1813
National Maritime Museum
Nelson. Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street 1st May 1813. Print
1 May 1813
National Maritime Museum
Nelson. Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street 1st May 1813. Print
1 May 1813
National Maritime Museum
Tonnant (captured 1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle, and upper deck for Tonnant (captured 1798), a captured French 80-gun ship, as fitted as an 80-gun, Third Rate, two-decker. The plan illustrates her British configuration. T
14 May 1813
National Maritime Museum
Francis Willis Esqr. Gretford, Lincolnshire: well known for his great range of knowledge in Mechanics. Print
15 May 1813
National Maritime Museum
Action between HMS 'Shannon' and USS 'Chesapeake', 1 June 1813. 'Action between HMS ''Shannon'' and USS ''Chesapeake'', 1 June 1813'. The painting has been signed by the artist, althoug
1813
National Maritime Museum
The Brilliant Achievement of the Shannon... in boarding and capturing the United States Frigate Chesapeake off Boston, June 1st 1813 in fifteen minutes. Hand-coloured.
Aug 1813
National Maritime Museum