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).
Prize medal, River Fencibles 1800. An engraved plate. Obverse: The figure of HOPE (1/2L) with anchor and palm; above; 'L.L.V.'; below; 'RIVER FENCIBLES'. Reverse Inscription 'THE REWARD OF MERIT AWARDED BY COMMdre LUCAS July 7th 1
1800
National Maritime Museum
Prize medal, River Fencibles 1800. Medal made as an engraved plate presented to Matthias Prime Lucas (c.1762-1848) Commodore of the City of London River Fencibles by General Francis Augustus Elliott, 2nd Baron Heathfield (1750-1813). Obverse: A female fig
1800
National Maritime Museum
Raven (captured 1799). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck for Raven (captured 1799), a captured French Brig, as fitted as an 18 gun Brig Sloop at Plymouth Dockyard.
Signed by John Marshall [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1795-1801].
October 1800
National Maritime Museum
Salt cellar with Viscount Nelson's crest. One of a set of silver boat shaped salt cellars on oblong plinths. Engraved on one side is the cheleynk crest of Viscount Nelson, with the naval crown and San Josef crest
1800
National Maritime Museum
Salt cellar with Viscount Nelson's crest. One of a set of silver boat shaped salt cellars on oblong plinths. Engraved on one side is the cheleynk crest of Viscount Nelson, with the naval crown and San Josef crest
1800
National Maritime Museum
Salt cellar. A boat-shaped salt cellar on a oblong plinth with a gadrooned rim and a gilt interior. Engraved on one side of the cellar is the Chelynk crest with a naval crown. Engraved on the other side is the crest of San Josef.
1800
National Maritime Museum
Scout (captured 1800). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Scout (captured 1800), a captured French corvette, as fitted as a 20-gun Ship Sloop
December 1800
National Maritime Museum
Scout (captured 1800). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck with fore & aft platforms for Scout (captured 1800), a captured French corvette, as fitted as a 20-gun Ship Sloop.
Signed by John Marshall [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1795-18
December 1800
National Maritime Museum
Scout (captured 1800). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Scout (captured 1800), a captured French corvette, as fitted as a 20-gun Ship Sloop.
Signed by John Marshall [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1795-1801]
December 1800
National Maritime Museum
Silver table fork owned by Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805). One of a set of six silver fiddle-pattern table forks. The mark of makers William Eley and William Fearn is engraved on the handle. The Chelynk and the San Josef crest are engraved on the back of
1800
National Maritime Museum
Spencer (1800). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the launching arrangements at Bucker's Hard, Beaulie, for Spencer (1800), a 74-gun, two-decker.
The reverse has the measurements of the Spenser comparing the contract to the 'as built' dimensions.
May 1800
National Maritime Museum
St Vincent's Medal 1800. Obverse: Bust of St Vincent in a tie-wig and uniform (L) within a laurel wreath. Legend: "EARL ST VINCENT'S TESTIMONY OF APPROBATION 1800". Reverse: a naval officer and a blue-jacket standing and shaking hands,
1800
National Maritime Museum
The Frigate Action. A representation of a late-18th or early 19th century frigate action, at dusk or in otherwise dark conditions, with a French vessel in the foreground with her mizzen upper masts shot away and a British one beyond on the right. Another
circa 1900
National Maritime Museum
The Grand Cross of the Order of St Ferdinand and of Merit. Gold and enamel badge and silk sash. The Grand Cross of the Order of St Ferdinand and of Merit, conferred on Nelson in 1800, by Ferdinand IV, King of the Two Sicilies, to mark the restoration of h
1800
National Maritime Museum
The peninsula of India, from the Kistnah River to Cape Comorin; exhibiting the partition of the territories of the late Tippoo Sultaun, according to the treaty of 1792, made by the Marquis Cornwallis; and that of 1799, made by the Marquis Wellesley.. Sing
1800
National Maritime Museum
The Reverend Edmund Nelson, 1722-1802. A half-length portrait facing right, wearing clerical bands and a plain black coat. The sitter was Rector of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, and the father of Admiral Lord Nelson. This portrait was painted at the request of
1800
National Maritime Museum
Vice-Adm Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Copy of life mask of Nelson, eyes open, hair parted in centre (the hair added by modelling.). Accompanied by the matrix in two sections. The mask, one of three similar examples in existence, was for many years believ
1800
National Maritime Museum
Vice-Adm Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Copy of life mask of Nelson, eyes open, hair parted in centre (the hair added by modelling.). Accompanied by the matrix in two sections. The mask, one of three similar examples in existence, was for many years believ
1800
National Maritime Museum
Vice-Adm Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Copy of life mask of Nelson, eyes open, hair parted in centre (the hair added by modelling.). Accompanied by the matrix in two sections. The mask, one of three similar examples in existence, was for many years believ
1800
National Maritime Museum
Vice-Adm Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). One of two fragments. Left side of face. Life mask of Nelson, eyes open, hair parted in centre (the hair added by modelling.). Accompanied by the matrix in two sections. The mask, one of three similar examples in exi
1800
National Maritime Museum
Vice-Adm Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). One of two fragments. Right side of face. Life mask of Nelson, eyes open, hair parted in centre (the hair added by modelling.). Accompanied by the matrix in two sections. The mask, one of three similar examples in ex
1800
National Maritime Museum
Wine coaster. One of a pair of wine coasters or decanter stands owned by Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805).
it consists of circular silver wine coasters with gadrooned rims (the other is PLT0135). There is a turned wooden base with a central silver eng
1800
National Maritime Museum
[Plan and view of Elsinore Road]. Single sheet, both sides. Col. ms. Additional Places: Oresund, Helsingor, Helsingborg, Kattegat. Contents Note: View: Position of the Danish ships 22 August 1800 when Adm Dickson's squadron came to anchor, Plan: Posi
1800
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Pasley, the 'Tough Old Commodore' (caricature): 'The bullets and gout have knocked his hulk about'. Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley Bt (1734-1808) had a long and active naval career beginning before the Seven Years War and rising ste
about 1800
National Maritime Museum
Dr John Harness,1754 - 1823. (Updated, January 2011). Oval miniature in watercolour on ivory, in a gilt metal oval mount set into a rectangular black wooden backing board, with a suspension ring. A semi-legible inscription on the reverse is in fact: '
circa 1790?
National Maritime Museum
George III celestial floor globe. One of a pair of 18 inch diameter floor globes (the terrestrial globe is ZBA5107). It is mounted in a mahagony tripod stand with a compass in the base. There is dedication in an oval cartouche above the air pump constella
1800 or later
National Maritime Museum
Printed signal book "A set of signals presented to the Navy of the United States by John Barry, esq. Senior Officer. Norfolk, Virginia.. Printed signal book "A set of signals presented to the Navy of the United States by John Barry, esq. Senior
circa 1800
National Maritime Museum
Lloyd's Subscription Room. Lloyd's began in Edward Lloyd's coffee house in Tower Street in the City of London during the 17th century. Lloyd himself was not involved in insurance but provided premises, reliable shipping news and a variety o
1 January 1800
National Maritime Museum
Paul Jones shooting his Lieutenant for Endeavouring to lower the American Flag. Print
6 Jan 1800
National Maritime Museum
45ft Chain Lighter (1800). Scale: 1:32. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breath for a forty-five foot chain lighter (1800).
Signed by Henry Peake [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard, 1799-1803; later Surveyor of the
19 January 1800
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
'Illustrious' (1803). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with alterations to the gunport positions, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Illustrious' (1803), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Rotherhithe by Mes
14 February 1800
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich Hospital in the distance and the 'Augusta' royal yacht , 5 April 1795. The fuller text description of this illustration for the 'Naval Chronicle' is 'View of the River Thames, with Greenwich Hospital in [the] distance an
1 March 1800
National Maritime Museum
The Hoche in tow of the Doris. Vignette from the 'Naval Chronicle'. A stern view of both the Doris and the Hoche, both running before the wind towards a coastline. The captured French Le Hoche, although towed by the Doris, has her main sails hoi
1 March 1800
National Maritime Museum
View of Greenwich Hospital. Vignette from the 'Naval Chronicle', March 1800; for notes see PAD2198, another copy.
1 Mar 1800
National Maritime Museum
Buonaparte leaving Egypt. Hand-coloured caricature of 'Buonaparte leaving Egypt'. Text in English below image.
Another satire on Napoleon in Egypt, ridiculing the French leader’s campaign there. Napoleon departed secretly on 23 August 179
Published 8 March 1800
National Maritime Museum
The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 30 March 1800. 'The capture of the ''Guillaume Tell'', 30 March 1800' by Arthur Ackland Hunt.
1888-9
National Maritime Museum
The Capture of the ‘Guillaume Tell’, 30 March 1800. A painting detailing the capture of the ‘Guillaume Tell’. She is shown on the left of the painting, with her last mast, the mizzen, falling forward over the starboard side, her en
1835
National Maritime Museum
The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800. The second of a pair of drawings (PAF5878–PAF5879) of which the first (PAF5878) shows the start of this action. This drawing shows the end, with the completely dismasted and surrendered &
1802
National Maritime Museum
The capture of the 'Guillaume Tell', 31 March 1800. This is one of a pair of drawings of this action (PAF5878–PAF5879). Napoleon captured Malta in 1798, en route to invade Egypt, and the French held possession until a tight naval blockade
1802
National Maritime Museum
The Rt. Honble, Earl St Vincent. Admiral of the Blue and Commander in Chief of the Channel Fleet. Print
30 Apr 1800
National Maritime Museum
100ft Flat-Bottomed Mud Barges (circa 1800). Scale: 1:96. A plan showing the plan, elevation and sections for two different designs of 100ft flat-bottomed mud barges (circa 1800), illustrating the different methods of carrying and discharging soil excavat
circa May 1800
National Maritime Museum
100ft Flat-Bottomed Mud Barges (no date). Scale: 1:96. A plan showing a section, constructional profile, and deck plan for two proposed 100ft flat-bottomed mud barges (no date) of different designs for transporting and depositing soil dredged by a steam
13 May 1800
National Maritime Museum
The Nymph Frigate passing the Round Tower on Portsmouth Point, on her leaving the Harbour; with a view of Spithead, and St Helen's at a distance. Technique includes etching.
19 May 1800
National Maritime Museum
A Dialogue between a British Tar and a French Citizen, A Loyal Sketch in Verse (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Text in English to either side of image.; Page No.296.
21 May 1800
National Maritime Museum
Sir J.B. Warren's Action off Ireland with a Squadron of French Frigates. Vignette from the 'Naval Chronicle'.
31 May 1800
National Maritime Museum
30 ft Pinnace for the Commissioners of the Navy. Scale: six inches to the foot (Graduated Bar Scale). Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with deck details for an 8-oared 30 ft Pinnace for the u
Annotation dated: June 1800
National Maritime Museum
Engagement between the English and Dutch Fleets at the Mouth of the Thames, 1666. Technique includes engraving.
1 Jun 1800
National Maritime Museum
View of Falmouth & Sir J Borlase Warren's Prizes entering the Harbour. Vignettefrom the 'Naval Chronicle'.
1 Jun 1800
National Maritime Museum
Lady Emma Hamilton in a classical pose, dancing and poised on her right foot. Plate 1.; Stored in mount with PAD3228, PAD3230-PAD3231.
4 Jun 1800
National Maritime Museum
Lady Emma Hamilton in a classical pose, descending steps with left foot forward. Plate 3.; Stored in mount with PAD3228-PAD3230.
4 Jun 1800
National Maritime Museum
Lady Emma Hamilton in a classical pose, standing beside a plinth and holding a cup in her left hand. Plate 2.; Stored in mount with PAD3228-PAD3229, PAD3231.
4 Jun 1800
National Maritime Museum
Lady Hamiltons Attitudes. Drawings faithfully copied from nature at Naples (Frontispiece). Stored in mount with PAD3229-PAD3231.
4 Jun 1800
National Maritime Museum
A View of the Town, Fort, and Harbour of Bombay; Taken from Malabar Hill. For Lieut Colonel Taylor's Work. Hand-coloured.
24 Jun 1800
National Maritime Museum
Iohannis Penington Equitis Avrati Effigies. Generosiss Et Fortiss Militis. Technique includes etching.
1 Jul 1800
National Maritime Museum
View of English Harbour, Antigua Bay. Vignette. From the 'Naval Chronicle' vol. III, f.p.469, plate 35. The plate was published uncoloured.
1 Jul 1800
National Maritime Museum
Commodore Griffith From an Original Miniature in the Possession of Capt Walter Booth. From an Original Miniature in the Possession of Capt Walter Booth . Portrait of Walter Griffith, Esq. Commander of a division of his Majesty's ships and vessels at
1 Aug 1800
National Maritime Museum
Commodore Griffith. From an Original Miniature in the possession of Capt. Walter Booth. Print
1 Aug 1800
National Maritime Museum
Captain Lewis Mortlock gallantly defending His Majesty's Sloop of War Wolverene... against the united attack of Two French Luggers... near Boulogne, Jany 3rd 1799... attended by his favourite Newfoundland dog.... Print
20 Aug 1800
National Maritime Museum
La Seine with her Prize La Vengeance going thro' the Keys, Port Royal. original art: drawing
21 Aug 1800
National Maritime Museum
Seine (38) 20-21 August 1800- Engaging the French Frigate Vengeance. original art: drawing
20-21 Aug 1800
National Maritime Museum
'Swiftsure' (1804); 'Victorious' (1808). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Swiftsure' (1804) and 'Victorious' (1808), both 74-gun Third
1 September 1800
National Maritime Museum
The Right Honorable Lord Viscount Duncan Admiral of the Blue Squadron. Print
1 Sep 1800
National Maritime Museum
The Blowing up of the Boyne, a 98 Gun Ship, at Spithead, May 1st 1795. Image of the Boyne engulfed in flames, as the crew jump into the sea, some of them being helped onto boats or hanging onto floating ship fragments.The Boyne was in action in the West I
30 Sep 1800
National Maritime Museum
Halifax (captured 1797). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile with figurehead for Halifax (captured 1797), a captured French privateer, as taken off prior to being fitted as a 12-gun Armed Brig. Halifax was originally given the name 'Mary&
October 1800
National Maritime Museum
Halifax (captured 1797). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Halifax (captured 1797), a captured French privateer, as taken off prior to being fitted as a 12-gun Armed Brig. Halifax was originally given the name 'Mary' until the Admir
October 1800
National Maritime Museum
Raven (captured 1799). Scale: 1:48. Plan showinf the upper deck for Raven (captured 1799), a captured French Brig, as fitted as an 18 gun Brig Sloop at Plymouth Dockyard.
Signed by John Marshall [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1795-1801].
October 1800
National Maritime Museum
Raven (captured 1799). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Raven (captured 1799), a captured French Brig, as fitted as an 18 gun Brig Sloop at
October 1800
National Maritime Museum
Johnny New-come in the Island of Jamaica. Hand-coloured engraving, with twenty-one frames depicting a tale of 'Johnny New-come in the Island of Jamaica'. The captions read as follows (from top-left): (1) 'Johnny Newcome.' (2) 'Dam
1 October 1800
National Maritime Museum
The Perilous situation of Charles Sturt Esqr, Member for Bridport on 20th of Septr 1800. Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.
1 Oct 1800
National Maritime Museum
A Mansion House Treat or Smoking Attitudes. This print mocks the habits of the rich and famous. Smoking tobacco was condemned in some quarters in the 18th century. However, the production of tobacco by enslaved labour on North American plantations in part
18 November 1800
National Maritime Museum
This Allegorical Print... represents Fame conducting Admiral Lord Nelson to her Temple. Hand-coloured. She (Fame) is crowning her champion, Lord Nelson. Emblematic figures from Africa, Asia, Europe, America, are around, and Nelson's victories are al
Published 1 December 1800
National Maritime Museum
View 1st of the Memorable Victory of the Nile Gained in August 1798 over the French by the British Fleet in Aboukir Bay. Technique includes aquatint.; Dedicatory label on mount.
1 Dec 1800
National Maritime Museum