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).
Lord Nelson's villa At Merton. For Dr Hughson's Description of London. Technique includes engraving.
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Funeral Ceremony of Lord Nelson, in St Paul's Cathedral, 9th of Jany 1806. The funeral ceremony of Nelson in St. Paul's Cathedral at the moment when Sir Isaac Heard, Garter Principal King at Arms, gave his oratation.
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
This Monumental Tribute of Respect to the Memory of Ad. Ld. NELSON, who in the moment of Victory gloriously fell fighting for his country is Dedicated to the Navy of Great Britain. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument surmounted by a pyr
1 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
Victory of Trafalgar, in the Van. This picture of the end of the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 shows Rear-Admiral Dumanoir in his flagship, the ‘Formidable’, in the right foreground, retreating from the scene of the battle; followed b
1 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Magnificent Funeral Car Which was Built for the purpose of conveying the Remains of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson to St Pauls. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting Nelson's funeral car. Nelson's motto is inscribed on the canopy 'PALMA
10 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
'The Noble Admiral Lord Nelson, falling in the Arms of Victory...'. A simple and rapidly executed and published print in response to the news of Nelson’s death at the Battle of Trafalgar. It mixes allegory with reportage, showing Nelson, s
Published 11 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
Britannia Weeping for the Loss of Her Much Lamented Hero Admiral Nelson.... Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.
11 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
Comet (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the fore and after platforms for Comet (1807), an 18-gun Fireship (Sloop), building at Bideford by Mr William Taylor. Note that part of the after platform is missing.
Initialled by John Henslow [Surveyor of the N
11 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
Comet (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile with alterations to the capstan position and anchor bitts, and a section through the after part of the Fire Room, for Comet (1807), an 18-gun Fireship (Sloop), building at Bideford by Mr William
11 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
Comet (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck for Comet (1807), an 18-gun Fireship (Sloop), building at Bideford by Mr William Taylor.
Initialled by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy, 1784-1806] and William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-181
11 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
Comet (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck with alterations to the capstan position and anchor bitts for Comet (1807), an 18-gun Fireship (Sloop), building at Bideford by Mr William Taylor.
Initialled by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy, 1
11 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Noble Admiral Lord Nelson, falling in the Arms of Victory. Picture transfer-printed on glass. Nelson shown wounded on the on a ships deck, supported by the figure of Victory who holds a laurel wreath above his head. An officer with a drawn sword to th
11 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
'Neptune drawn by Sea Horses, and preceded by Tritons bearing Emblematic Devices, Supporting his favorite Son Admiral Lord Nelson, in his Last Moments'. A naïve print showing the apotheosis of Nelson. At the point of death following the fat
Published 14 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting the body of Nelson lying in state. Inscribed below: 'Representation of the BODY of the Late Illustrious ADMIRAL LORD NELSON lying in STATE in the Painted Hall of Greenwich Hospital'. Mounted in a bla
14 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
A Monumental Tribute of Respect to the Memory of Admiral Lord Nelson.... Hand-coloured.
14 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
Neptune drawn by Sea Horses, and preceded by Tritons bearing Emblematic Devices supporting his favourite son Admiral Lord Nelson in his Last Moments. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting the dying Nelson supported by Neptune in his sea car. To the
14 March 1806
National Maritime Museum
A Correct Representation of the Funeral Barge which conveyed the Body of the Late Lord Nelson from Greenwich to Whitehall Jany. 8th. 1806. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting Nelson's funeral barge, shown on the Thames, flying the Royal Stand
15 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
A View of the Funeral Procession by water from Greenwich to Whitehall Stairs Jany. 8 1806 with the body of the great Naval Hero Admiral Lord Nelson etc. Print. A view of the funeral procession by water from Greenwich to Whitehall Stairs. The procession is
27 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
Island of Goree, on the West Coast of Africa. Print. Vignette for the 'Naval Chronicle'
31 Mar 1806
National Maritime Museum
'Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from Greenwich to Whitehall on the 8th January, 1806'. A panoramic view of Nelson's funeral procession. Nelson's funeral barge can be seen in the foreground on the River Thames as h
Published 1 April 1806
National Maritime Museum
Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from Greenwich to Whitehall on the 8th January, 1806. Print. Funeral procession of Nelson from Greenwich to Whitehall, 8 January 1806. Many boats on the river and crowds on the bank as the procession l
1 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from the Admiralty to St Paul's, London, 9th January 1806. Hand-coloured. Nelson's funeral procession approaching St Paul's Cathedral with massed ranks of soldiers, sailors, clergy and cr
1 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
Funeral Procession of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, from the Admiralty to St Paul's, London, 9th January 1806. Print. This image illustrates the point at which Nelson's funeral procession reached St Paul's Cathedral. Massed ranks of soldie
1 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
Interment of the Remains of the late Lord Viscount Nelson in the Cathedral of St Paul, London on the 9th of January 1806. Print
1 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
Remains of Lord Viscount Nelson laying in state in the Painted Chamber at Greenwich Hospital. Hand-coloured. Remains of Lord Viscount Nelson laying in state in the Painted Chamber at Greenwich Hospital with crowds paying their respects.
1 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
Remains of Lord Viscount Nelson laying in state in the Painted Chamber at Greenwich Hospital. Print. Remains of Lord Viscount Nelson laying in state in the Painted Chamber at Greenwich Hospital with crowds paying their respects.
1 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Queen Charlotte yacht with her present gracious Majesty on board. A Yacht in a light breeze with a view of Harwich. Hand-coloured.; Technique includes etching.; No.22.
2 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Queen Charlotte yacht with her present gracious Majesty on board. A Yacht in a light breeze with a view of Harwich. Technique includes etching.; No.22.
2 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
Pacific Overtures - or - a Flight from St Cloud's - over the Water to Charley - a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing (caricature). Hand-coloured.
5 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Total Defeat of the French Squadron in the Bay of the Town of St Domingue, Feb 6 1806 by a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships Commanded by Sir J T Duckworth. Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
12 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
Admiral, Sir J. T. Duckworth's Victory over, and Signal Defeat, of the French Fleet, in the Bay of St Domingo London Gazette Extraordinary Admiralty-Office, March 23, 1806. Technique includes etching.
20 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Aristocrat armed Lugger engaging a French Flotilla, consisting of nine sail. Vignette from the 'Naval Chronicle'.
30 Apr 1806
National Maritime Museum
Captain George Duff of the Royal Navy who commanded His Majesty's Ship Marsh of 74 Guns & fell in the Glorious Battle of Trafalgar, on the 21st October 1805. Print
1 May 1806
National Maritime Museum
The remains of Lord Viscount Nelson proceeding from Greenwich Hospital. The poem below the image is attributed as an extract from 'Nelson's Tomb' by William Thomas Fitzgerald. The print shows the cortege bringing Nelson's coffin from i
1 May 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Right Honble Lord Collingwood Vice Admiral of the Red, &c, Engraved for the Ladys Magazine. Print
1 May 1806
National Maritime Museum
Emblematical Monument erected in the Guildhall of the City of Norwich for the preservation of the Sword presented by the late Lord Viscount Nelson. The Arms are the same which his Lordship bore when the Sword was presented. Technique includes aquatint.
12 May 1806
National Maritime Museum
William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk. Print. A commemoration of Northesk's role as third in command at the Battle of Trafalgar, in the 'Britannia'. Although the ship suffered heavy casualties and did good rescue work in the post-Trafalgar
12 May 1806
National Maritime Museum
Redwing (1806); Ringdove (1806); Sparrowhawk (1807); Eclair (1807). No scale, probably 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Redwing (1806), Ringdove (1806), Sparrowhawk (1807), and Eclair (1807), all 18-gun Brigs being built at Warren's, Brightling
27 May 1806
National Maritime Museum
Redwing (1806); Ringdove (1806); Sparrowhawk (1807); Eclair (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Redwing (1806), Ringdove (1806), Sparrowhawk (1807), and Eclair (1807), all 18-gun Brigs being built at Warren's, Brightlingsea.
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27 May 1806
National Maritime Museum
Battle of Trafalgar, and Death of Lord Viscount Nelson...(proof). Print
1 Jun 1806
National Maritime Museum
Admiral Lord Nelson who Gloriously fell fighting for his country. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument with a pyramid above. The tomb chest which forms the lower part is decorated with an oval portrait of Nelson, with ensigns and a ship&
2 Jun 1806
National Maritime Museum
Sailors and 12 Apostles. (caricature). Text in English below image.
Three sailors and their female companions stroll through the City. The caption reads: 'A some sailors were passing by St. Paul's Cathedral; One of them pointing to the statues,
2 Jun 1806
National Maritime Museum
A Tribute to the Memory of the Late Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson. Britannia lamenting the Death... Fame crowning his Bust... History recording the Event. Hand-coloured.
This print shows the bust of Nelson being crowned by Fame. A female romanesque so
4 Jun 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Battle of Trafalgar. Framed and glazed colour print showing fighting on the deck of a warship during the Battle of Trafalgar 1805, published by J. Gillbank on 15th June 1806. The full title under the image reads: ' The Battle off Trafalgar, Capta
1806
National Maritime Museum
The Battle of Trafalgar. Captain Harvey of the Temeraire... clearing the deck of the French and Spaniards..... Print
15 Jun 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Most noble Lord Horatio Nelson. Viscount and Baron Nelson of the Nile.. Stipple engraving.; Hand-coloured. A print apparently wrongly attributed to Beechey, rather than Abbott, presumably by a copyist's mistake.
17 Jun 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Trafalgar Garter (caricature). 'Argus' is a pseudonym of Charles Williams
Jul 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Funeral Barge which conveyed the Body of the late Lord Nelson from Greenwich to Whitehall Jan 8th 1806. Technique includes roulette work.
1 Jul 1806
National Maritime Museum
Carnatic (1783). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the inboard profile, roundhouse, spar deck, upper deck, lower deck, orlop deck, and fore platform for Carnatic (1783), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as fitted for a Receiving Ship at Plymouth Dockyard between
17 July 1806
National Maritime Museum
An Exact Representation of Mr F.C. Daniels, Life Preserver as exhibited on the 21st of July 1806 passing through London Bridge to Gun Dock, Wapping (Lifeboats 14). An exact representation of Mr F.C. Daniels, Life Preserver with 14 lifeboats as exhibited o
1806
National Maritime Museum
Victory... in the Gale that succeeded the Battle of Trafalgar, the remains of... Nelson on board (proof). Hand-coloured.
Aug 1806
National Maritime Museum
'Belleisle' at the close of the Action off Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. Inscribed: “Situation of His Majesty's Ship BELLISLE [sic], Wm Hargood Esqr Captain, with the NAIAD Frigate, Captain Thos Dundas, taking her in Tow at the close of
12 Aug 1806
National Maritime Museum
'Belleisle' at the close of the Action off Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. Inscribed: “Situation of His Majesty's Ship BELLISLE [sic], Wm Hargood Esqr Captain, with the NAIAD Frigate, Captain Thos Dundas, taking her in Tow at the close of
12 Aug 1806
National Maritime Museum
'Belleisle' towed to Gibraltar, 24 October 1805. Inscribed: “His Majesty’s Ship BELLISLE [sic], Wm Hargood Esqr Captain, in Tow of the NAIAD Frigate Captain Thos Dundas, near Gibraltar on the Morning 24th October 1805 having narrowly
12 Aug 1806
National Maritime Museum
Dick Dock, or the Lobster & Crab (Greenwich Pensioner caricature). Two Greenwich Pensioners sit outside a riverside tavern drinking and smoking. One, with a wooden leg, is shaking hands with a one-armed soldier (whose jacket is miscoloured blue rathe
16 Aug 1806
National Maritime Museum
64ft Water Carrier (1806). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, modified sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth, and midship section proposed [and approved] for a sixty-four foot water carrier (1806).
29 August 1806
National Maritime Museum
64ft Water Carrier (1806). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the deck and platforms proposed [and approved] for a sixty-four foot water carrier (1806).
Initialled by William Rule [Surveyor of the Navy, 1793-1813], and Henry Peake [Surveyor of the Navy, 1806
29 August 1806
National Maritime Museum
Jack Bowlings Voyage to the Gretna Green Tabacconist. Mounted with PAG8564.; Hand-coloured.; No.53.
Bound in album PAG8512 with prints PAG8513-PAG8647; PAG8649- PAG8666.
30 Aug 1806
National Maritime Museum
Sir Wm Sidney Smith, Knt. K.C. Rear Admiral of the Blue. Engraved for the Universal Magazine by J. Hopwood. Print
1 Sep 1806
National Maritime Museum
To Captain Z Mudge... of the... Blanche.. the gallant defence made by that Ship in the Sombero Passage on July 19th 1805 against a French Squadron.... Hand-coloured.
1 Sep 1806
National Maritime Museum
Anchor Crane Number 5 (1806). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the plan, elevation and section for the Anchor Crane Number 5. Signed George Parkin [Master Shipwright, Sheerness Dockyard, June 1806 - June 1812].
9 September 1806
National Maritime Museum
A First Rate the Portrait of the Royal George. Vaisseau du Premier Rang. le Royal George. Hand-coloured.; No 28.
29 Sep 1806
National Maritime Museum
Five images stuck on one sheet: 1. the Ball which mortally wounded... Nelson. 2. Coat and waistcoat... 3. Nelson 4. Double-headed bar shot 5. Portion of Victory's mast with hole shot through it. The images are: 1. the Ball which mortally wounded Ne
1 Oct 1806
National Maritime Museum
The Inside of St Pauls Cathedral as Fitted up for the Funeral of Lord Nelson. Print
The inside of St Paul's Cathedral in October 1806 on the evening of Lord Nelson's funeral.
1 Oct 1806
National Maritime Museum
Suffisante (captured 1803). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Suffisante (captured 1803), a captured French 16-gun Brig Sloop, as taken off at Sheerness Do
10 October 1806
National Maritime Museum
Nelson (1814); St Vincent (1815); Howe (1815). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Nelson (1814), St Vincent (1815), and Howe (1815), all 100-gun First Rate, three-decker.
Signed by William Rule [Surve
13 October 1806
National Maritime Museum
Christiansborg, a Danish settlement on the Gold Coast, Africa. To His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence.... Print. Thebuilding seen in the distance is Christiansborg Castle, near Accra, the headquarters of the Danish settlement on the Gold Coast of West
26 Oct 1806
National Maritime Museum
Christiansborg, a Dutch settlement on the Gold Coast, Africa. To His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence.... Hand-coloured.
26 Oct 1806
National Maritime Museum
'Ld. Nelson receiving his Death Wound'. A naïve print showing the death of Nelson on the deck of the ‘Victory’. Nelson is portrayed in the centre having just received the fatal shot. A sailor prepares to catch him as he swoons.
Published 27 October 1806
National Maritime Museum
16ft Moses Punt (1806). Scale: 1:24. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a 16ft four-oard Moses type punt (1806).
Signed by George Hilhouse [Shipbuilder and Merchant].
November 1806
National Maritime Museum
20ft Gig (1806). Scale: 1:24. A plan showing two body plans, a sheer lines with inboard detail, and the longitudinal half-breadth with half deck plan for a six-oared 20ft Gig (1806), built for Captain Walker.
Signed by George Hilhouse [Shipbuilder and
November 1806
National Maritime Museum
20ft Longboat (1806). Scale: 1:24. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines and the longitudinal half-breadth of a 20ft Longboat [Longboat Number 12] (1806) to carry two hogsheads or four puncheons. See HIL0099 for an office copy of this plan.
November 1806
National Maritime Museum