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).
The Isle of Sable survey'd pursuant to the order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres Esq.r in 1766 and 1767.. Four sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:30 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Nor
1779
National Maritime Museum
The Isle of Sable survey'd pursuant to the order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres Esq.r in 1766 and 1767.. Four sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:30 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Nor
1778
National Maritime Museum
The Isle of Sable survey'd pursuant to the order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres Esq.r in 1766 and 1767.. Four sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:30 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Nor
1778
National Maritime Museum
The Isle of Sable survey'd pursuant to the order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres Esq.r in 1766 and 1767.. Four sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:30 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Nor
1779
National Maritime Museum
The Isle of Sable survey'd pursuant to the order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, by Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres Esq.r in 1766 and 1767.. There are five variants of this chart in the collection.
1778
National Maritime Museum
The Magdalen Isles in the Gulph of St. Lawrence. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:150 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 350 degrees. Variation shown 17 degrees 45' W. Graduated. Tidal symbols. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Impri
1778
National Maritime Museum
The Magdalen Isles in the Gulph of St. Lawrence. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:150 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 350 degrees. Variation shown 17 degrees 45' W. Graduated. Tidal symbols. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Impri
1781
National Maritime Museum
The Magdalen Isles in the Gulph of St. Lawrence. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:150 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 350 degrees. Variation shown 17 degrees 45' W. Graduated. Tidal symbols. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Plate
1778
National Maritime Museum
The Magdalen Isles in the Gulph of St. Lawrence. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:150 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 350 degrees. Variation shown 17 degrees 45' W. Graduated. Tidal symbols. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Plate
1781
National Maritime Museum
The Magdalen Isles in the Gulph of St. Lawrence. There are four variants of this chart in the collection.
1778
National Maritime Museum
Various Articles, at Nootka Sound. This engraving after a drawing by John Webber comes from the official account of Cook's third voyage, 'A voyage to the Pacific Ocean', published by Scatcherd and Whitaker in 1784.
Captain James Cook (172
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Contents of the North America section]. Single sheet. Ms. and Engraved. Engraved list of ten items with their prices, on a plate 30.5 x 21cm. The title, 'From New York southerly', numbering and three additional charts have been added in manusc
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Contents of the North America section]. Single sheet. Ms. and Engraved. Plate same as HNS144B. Other features: Title in manuscript: Harbours and coasts of New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania [sic], &c. Several additional titles of charts and views in
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Contents of the North America section]. Stevens catalogued six variants of this text sheet. Four are attached to other contents lists and stored with them.
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Grand Manan Island and adjacent coast]. There are three variants of this chart in the collection.
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Grand Manan Island and adjacent coast]. Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:33 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 12 degrees 40' W. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. This chart is the southern continuation of HNS 116 and
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Grand Manan Island and adjacent coast]. Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:33 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 12 degrees 40' W. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. This chart is the southern continuation of HNS 116 and
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Grand Manan Island and adjacent coast]. Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:33 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 12 degrees 40' W. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. This chart is the southern continuation of HNS 116 and
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Oyster Bay and Huntington Bay, Long Island Sound]. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:25 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Aligned on magnetic north. Tidal symbols shown. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles and fathoms. Additional Places: New York. Co
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Oyster Bay and Huntington Bay, Long Island Sound]. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:25 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Aligned on magnetic north. Tidal symbols shown. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles and fathoms. Additional Places: New York. Co
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Oyster Bay and Huntington Bay, Long Island Sound]. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:25 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Aligned on magnetic north. Tidal symbols shown. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles and fathoms. Additional Places: New York. Co
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Oyster Bay and Huntington Bay, Long Island Sound]. There are three variants of this chart in the collection.
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Passamaquoddy Bay and entrances]. There are five variants of this chart in the collection.
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Passamaquoddy Bay and entrances]. Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:33 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: This chart is the northern continuation of HNS 115 on which are the imprint, scales and compass variation. This chart therefore lacks a border on its so
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Passamaquoddy Bay and entrances]. Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:33 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: This chart is the northern continuation of HNS 115 on which are the imprint, scales and compass variation. This chart therefore lacks a border on its so
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Passamaquoddy Bay and entrances]. Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:33 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: This chart is the northern continuation of HNS 115 on which are the imprint, scales and compass variation. This chart therefore lacks a border on its so
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Passamaquoddy Bay and entrances]. Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:33 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: This chart is the northern continuation of HNS 115 on which are the imprint, scales and compass variation. This chart therefore lacks a border on its so
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Passamaquoddy Bay and entrances]. Two sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:33 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: This chart is the northern continuation of HNS 115 on which are the imprint, scales and compass variation. This chart therefore lacks a border on its so
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Seven Islands Bay]. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:50 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. Variation shown 20 degrees W. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Additional Places: St Lawrence River. Imprint Jan 21st 1778
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Seven Islands Bay]. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:50 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. Variation shown 20 degrees W. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Additional Places: St Lawrence River. Plate changes: Furthe
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Seven Islands Bay]. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:50 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. Variation shown 20 degrees W. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Additional Places: St Lawrence River. Plate changes: Imprin
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Seven Islands Bay]. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:50 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. Variation shown 20 degrees W. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Additional Places: St Lawrence River. Plate same as HNS128B
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Seven Islands Bay]. Single sheet. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:50 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 90 degrees. Variation shown 20 degrees W. Graduated. Bar scales in statute and nautical miles. Additional Places: St Lawrence River. Plate same as HNS128D
1781
National Maritime Museum
[Seven Islands Bay]. There are five variants of this chart in the collection.
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to New England charts]. Single sheet. Letterpress then engraved. Engraved, by Flyn. Dated 1778. Printed on Bates paper.
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to St Lawrence charts]. Single sheet. Engraved. Dated 1778. Printed on Bates paper.
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to St Lawrence charts]. Single sheet. Engraved. Dated 1780. Printed on LVG paper.
1780
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to St Lawrence charts]. Single sheet. Engraved. Dated 1781. Printed on Bates paper.
1781
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to St Lawrence charts]. Single sheet. Engraved. Dated 1781. Printed on Whatman paper.
1781
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to St Lawrence charts]. Single sheet. Engraved. Plate changes: Text from 'Composed' to 'Howe' replaced by: 'By command of Government'. Printed on Bates paper.
1780
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to St Lawrence charts]. Title Note: Charts of the coast and harbours in the Gulph & River of St.Lawrence, from surveys taken by Major Holland Survr. Genl. of the Northn. Distrt. of North America, and his assistants, pursuant to orders from
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to the North America charts]. Charts of several harbours, and divers parts of the coast of North America, from New York south westwards to the Gulph of Mexico. Collected from surveys deposited at the Office of the Right Hon.ble the Lords Com.r
1780
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to the North America charts]. Charts of several harbours, and divers parts of the coast of North America, from New York south westwards to the Gulph of Mexico. Collected from surveys deposited at the Office of the Right Hon.ble the Lords Com.r
1780
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to the North America charts]. Charts of several harbours, and divers parts of the coast of North America, from New York south westwards to the Gulph of Mexico. Collected from surveys deposited at the Office of the Right Hon.ble the Lords Com.r
1780
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to the North America charts]. Charts of several harbours, and divers parts of the coast of North America, from New York south westwards to the Gulph of Mexico. Collected from surveys deposited at the Office of the Right Hon.ble the Lords Com.r
1778
National Maritime Museum
[Title page to the North America charts]. There are four variants of this text sheet in the collection.
1778
National Maritime Museum
Alexander (1778). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the section and profile for the main yard made of two Riga timbers for Alexander (1778), a 74-gun Third Rate two-decker.
A copy was sent to the Surveyor of the Navy, Sir John Williams.
17 Otober 1778
National Maritime Museum
Disco (1778). Graduated Bar Scale. Plan showing the stern board outline with decoration detail for the Disco (1778), a Danish 44-gun Fourth Rate Frigate lent to the Danish Asiatic Company for voyages to China.
between 1778-81.
National Maritime Museum
Thomas Phelps, aged 82. John Bartlett. This mezzotint shows two servants of George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, in the observatory at Shirburn Castle. They are Thomas Phelps, then aged 82, and John Bartlett, then aged 54. The Observatory was erected
14 Mar 1778
National Maritime Museum
'...Plate representing the different sailing Boats belonging to the Gentlemen of the Cumberland Sailing Society with a view of the Fort at Sheerness and the Entrance of the River Medway...'. The yacht at centre appears to have been identified a
1 Jun 1778
National Maritime Museum
'Cleopatra' (1779). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for building 'Cleopatra' (1778), a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate, at Bristol by Mr H
4 June 1778
National Maritime Museum
'Cleopatra' (1779). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the inboard profile for 'Cleopatra' (1779), a 32-gun Fifth Rate Frigate.
Signed by John Williams [Surveyor of the Navy, 1765-1784].
5 June 1778
National Maritime Museum
Friday 19th of June 1778 - see Ellis's Voyages Vol 1 p 278 Schumagins Isles, near Turnagain River, on the N W coast of America. See the chart in Ellis's Voyage. Medium includes graphite.; Signed by artist and dated.
1777
National Maritime Museum
Continuation of the coast, from Providence Harbour, in the Island Unalashka, on the N.W. coast of America Saturday 27 June 1778 N side. Medium includes graphite.; Signed by artist and dated.
1778
National Maritime Museum
'View of the harbour of Sangvonoodha, in the island Unalashka N W coast of America Monday 29 June 1778 at anchor S W'. Inscribed, as title; signed by the artist and dated. Unalaska is one of the chain of Aleutian Islands stretching west from sou
1778
National Maritime Museum
The Tschuktschi, and their Habitations. This engraving after a drawing by John Webber comes from the official account of Cook's third voyage, 'A voyage to the Pacific Ocean', published by Scatcherd and Whitaker in 1784.
Captain James Cook
Aug 1778
National Maritime Museum
The Sea Engagement fought July 27th 1778 between the British Fleet Commanded by Admiral Keppel, and the French Fleet... This engagement happened between Ushant and Scilly Islands (plan). Print
16 Sep 1778
National Maritime Museum
Coureur (1778). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan with stern board and decoration and name on stern counter, sheer lines with inboard detail modifications proposed in green ink, longitudinal half-breadth, and midship section showing the clinker fr
18 September 1778
National Maritime Museum
Coureur (1778). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the upper deck, and fore and aft platforms, with proposed modifications in green, for 'Coureur' (1778), a captured French lugger, as modified to an 8-gun Schooner.
Signed by John Henslow [Master Shi
18 September 1778
National Maritime Museum
Alexander (1778). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the elevation, sections, and plan of the main yard for Alexander, a 74-gun, Third Rate two-decker.
24 October 1778
National Maritime Museum
Barrington's Action at St Lucia, 15 December 1778. When France allied herself with the American rebels in 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, the naval commander-in-chief in the West Indies, Rear-Admiral Samuel Barrington, moved very swiftly
1780
National Maritime Museum