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 East India Ship Duke of Buccleuch, (Captn Alexr Henning) in a hurricane off the Mauritius, attempting to wear. Print entitled 'The East India Ship 'Duke of Buccleuch', (Captn Alexr Henning) in a Hurricane off the Mauritius, attempting
Apr 1835
National Maritime Museum
'Buffalo' (1813). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the section and elevation of bed spaces and water closet for 'Buffalo' (1813), a purchased East Indiaman, as fitted as an emigrant ship to Australia.
Signed by William Stone [Master Shipw
9 April 1835
National Maritime Museum
Wanderer (1835); Wolverine (1835); Sapho (1837); Harlequin (1836); Lily (1837). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing an elevation for the rudder heand and tiller for 16-gun Brigs, specifically Wanderer (1835); Wolverine (1835); Sapho (1837); Harlequin (1836); Lily
10 April 1835
National Maritime Museum
The Samuel Enderby... leaving Cowes Roads for London, September 1834. Hand-coloured.
12 Jun 1835
National Maritime Museum
Topographical drawing of Cabrito Island, St Thomas. Bound with PAF0181-PAF0217, PAF0219-PAF0221.; Page 76.
Jul 1835
National Maritime Museum
Bed places for officers and other cabins (circa 1835). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing elevation and plan of the method for fitting bed spaces in officers and others cabins to replace canvas bed-bottoms. Faint pencil annotation states this was not sent. See
11 July 1835
National Maritime Museum
Bed places for officers and other cabins (circa 1835). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing elevation and plan of the method for fitting bed spaces in officers and others cabins to replace canvas bed-bottoms. Faint pencil annotation states this was not sent. See
11 July 1835
National Maritime Museum
Bed places for officers and other cabins (circa 1835). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing elevation and plan of the method for fitting bed spaces in officers and others cabins to replace canvas bed-bottoms. Faint pencil annotation states this was not sent. See
11 July 1835
National Maritime Museum
Bed places for officers and other cabins (circa 1835). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing elevation and plan of the method for fitting bed spaces in officers and others cabins to replace canvas bed-bottoms. Pencil annotation states this was not sent. See annota
11 July 1835
National Maritime Museum
'Saint George' (1840). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the sternboard outline with decoration detail, stern quarter decoration, and a faint outline of the circular stern half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Saint George' (1840), a 120-g
18 July 1835
National Maritime Museum
A rough sketch of H.M. Ship the Russel 74 laying near Sheerness and put in commission by Capt Wm Henry Dillon on the 18th of July 1835. Medium includes watercolour.
1835
National Maritime Museum
'Royal Adelaide' (1828). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the sail and spar plan for Royal Adelaide (1828), a 100/110-gun, First Rate, three-decker.
29 July 1835
National Maritime Museum
Two topographical drawings of Barbados, Aug 1835. Bound with PAF0181-PAF0218, PAF0220-PAF0221.; Page 78.
Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Fitting out- Mast. Willm Blockhead HM ship Hellfire West India Station. (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate No.1.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Master B. Finding things not exactly what he expected (caricature). Plate 2.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Fitting out Mastr Willm Blockhead HM ship Hellfire West India Station (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate 1.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Fitting out Mastr Willm Blockhead HM Ship Hellfire West India Station. (caricature). Plate 1of 8 ( with two additional plates):
The most striking element in this composition is the large chest in the middle of the plainly furnished r
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Master B finding things not exactly what he expected (caricature). Plate 2 of 8 (with two additional plates):
Finally aboard, Master B is shown below deck by an older sailor. It is dirty and dingy in contrast to the light and comfort
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Master B finding things not exactly what he expected (caricature). Plate 2.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Master B on the Middle Watch, cold blows the wind & the rain's coming on (caricature). Plate 3.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B mastheaded or enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time (caricature). Plate 4.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B on the Middle Watch, "cold blows the wind & the rains coming on" (caricature). Plate 3 of 8 (with two additional plates):
Things get worse for Master Blockhead, now pictured in the foreground in the working dress o
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B Promoted to Lieut & first putting on his uniform (caricature). Plate 7of 8 (with two additional plates):
Now maybe ten years on, at the end of the story, Master Blockhead has been promoted to Lieutenant and returned to his f
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B Promoted to Lieut: & first putting on his uniform (caricature). Plate 7.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B seeking the Bubble reputation (caricature). Plate 5 of 8 (with two additional plates):
Mr B and his fellow sailors have boarded a French ship and a vicious fight has broken out. The attack from the British party with axes and sw
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B seeking the Bubble reputation (caricature). Plate 5.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B, mastheaded or enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time (caricature). Plate 4 of 8 (with two additional plates):
Cruikshank continues to show the harshness of a life at sea. Master Blockhead sits ‘enjoying the fresh air&r
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead in seven plates & frontispiece (caricature). George Cruikshank’s series of eight naval scenes, first published in 1835, gently satirises the youthfu
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead, Waiting room at the Admiralty. (no misnomer) (caricature). Plate 6.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead. fitting out Mastr. Willm Blockhead HM Ship Hellfire West India Station (caricature). Plate 1.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Midshipman Blockhead. The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead in seven plates & Frontispiece (caricature). Plate No.8.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Mr B on the Middle Watch - cold blows the wind & the rain's coming on (caricature). Print.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Mr B- seeking the Bubble reputation. (caricature). Plate No.5.; Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.
Published 1 August 1835
National Maritime Museum
Mr.B. Mastheaded- or, enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate No.4.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead in seven plates & Frontispiece (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate No.8.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
The Sailor's Progress 'Sic transit gloria mundi' Frontispiece to ten plates entitled ' The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead’ (caricature). This print is an additional title page for the serie
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
The Sailor's Progress. 'Arrival at the North Pole'. Final image in the series of ten plates entitled 'The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead' (caricature). This print is the final image in the
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
The Sailors Progress. Sic transit gloria Mundi (caricature). Print
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Waiting room at the Admiralty-(No Misnomer) (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate No.6.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
National Maritime Museum
Whampoa in China... The view is taken from Danes Island, looking towards Canton, embarcing Whampoa & Junk Rivers.... Hand-coloured print.
9 August 1835
National Maritime Museum
Violet (1835). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck, and lower deck for Violet (1835), a Tender to HMS Survey Sloop Fairy (1826), as taken off at Sheerness Dockyard Signed T (or J) Sturdee [possibly Assistant to the Master Shipwright?].
18 September 1835
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich Oct 1835. See PAH3274, another copy.
A man sits on a tree stump chatting to a girl who is carrying a basket on her back. The Royal Hopsital can be seen far in the distance. This shows how secluded Greenwich was from the city of London.
Oct 1835
National Maritime Museum
Russell (1822); chain lockers for 74-gun Third Rates. No scale. Plan showing the elevation through the gun deck (lower deck) and orlop deck, the plan of the gun deck, and the plan of the orlop deck and hold illustrating the method of fitting the chain lo
1 November 1835
National Maritime Museum
'Cumberland' (1842). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half stern board outline and some framing detail, sheer lines with midship framing and alterations, and longitudinal half-breadth for building 'Cumberland' (1842), a 70-
10 November 1835
National Maritime Museum