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).
Temple of Vesta, Rome. Inscr. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings resulted from all his travels, but it is evident t
1845–46
National Maritime Museum
The Barque Elena 311 tons, Captain Thornton off Dungeness. Hand-coloured.
Jan 1845
National Maritime Museum
The Great Telescope... Erected at Birr Castle in Ireland, by Earl of Rosse, President of the Royal Society. The image shows William Parsons (1800–67), the third Earl of Rosse, directing the placing of the mirror into an enormous telescope he had had
1845 or later
National Maritime Museum
Udine. Inscr. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings resulted from all his travels, but it is evident that the places t
1845–46
National Maritime Museum
View of an Italian town set against mountains, inscribed ' Pordenone - Trees golden colour'. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia.
1845–46
National Maritime Museum
Letter written by John and Phoebe Diggle to their son John Diggle on board HMS TERROR.. Letter written by John and Phoebe Diggle to their son John Diggle, ship's cook on board HMS TERROR.
The letter went with one of the expeditions that was sent in
1845
National Maritime Museum
Study of the hull of the 'Elizabeth' yacht, Southampton, 1845. No. 66 of 73 (PAI0889 - PAI0961)
Drawing inscribed in the upper centre 'Elizabeth yacht – Southampton/Jany 4th 1845', with colour notes, etc in the upper right.
4 January 1845
National Maritime Museum
To the Directors of the London Missionary Society... their New Ship The John Williams... entering the Bay of Hauhine, one of the Society Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Print
1 Feb 1845
National Maritime Museum
Erebus (1826); Terror (1813). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the two elevations of the rudder and stern post with deadwood to illustrate the screw propeller in postion and the replacement chock as fitted on Erebus (1826) and Terror (1813), both converted Bomb
17 March 1845
National Maritime Museum
Loss of the Steamboat Swallow while on her trip from Albany to New-York, on Monday Evening April 7th 1845. When opposite Athens she struck a large rock, took fire broke in two and sunk-By which melancholy occurrance, it is supposed that nearly 40 lives we
1845
National Maritime Museum
Distribution of the 'Nelson Medals', in the Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital. Mounted on sheet with PAI8814-PAI8815, PAI8817. This is taken from from the 'Illustrated London News' 12 April 1845, p. 240. It shows a Pensioner coming back
Unknown
National Maritime Museum
The London and Madeira packet brig Dart entering Funchal Roads. Signed by artist in plate.
12 May 1845
National Maritime Museum
Emily Jane opium clipper ship (shown off China coast 1845). Signed by artist and dated.
23 May 1845
National Maritime Museum
Cambria (fl.1845). Scale: 1:12. Plan showing the elevation, plan, and section of the method of steering for the North American Steam Packet Cambria (fl.1845).
An accompanying letter dated 8 July 1845 from Mr. G. Barnes relates to the steering method, an
July 1845
National Maritime Museum
Folded paper cover sheet to AGC/C/5/1, with the signature of Captain Crozier.. Folded paper cover sheet to AGC/C/5/1, with the signature of Captain Crozier in 2 places.
1845-07-04
National Maritime Museum
Letter from Captain Crozier (HMS TERROR) to midshipman John Henderson.. Whale Fish Island
July 4th 1845
My dear Jack,
I do sincerely hope this will find [you] recovered from the effects of your most unfortunate accident often indeed have I thought of i
1845-07-04
National Maritime Museum
Letter: envelope to letter from Captain Crozier to midshipman John Henderson.. Small envelope accompanying letter from Captain Crozier to midshipman John Henderson (see AGC/C/5/1). On the front is Henderson's address in Pimlico and the reverse is sta
1845-07-04
National Maritime Museum
Trafalgar (1841). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Trafalgar (1841), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Sheerness Dockyard after launch at Woolwich Dockyard. The plan illustrates the mess table layout and some deck det
12 July 1845
National Maritime Museum
Trafalgar (1841). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the hold and orlop deck with fore and aft platforms for Trafalgar (1841), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Sheerness Dockyard after launch at Woolwich Dockyard. The plan illustrates the storeroom
12 July 1845
National Maritime Museum
Trafalgar (1841). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for Trafalgar (1841), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Sheerness Dockyard after launch at Woolwich Dockyard. The plan illustrates the round bow, circular stern, and internal b
12 July 1845
National Maritime Museum
Trafalgar (1841). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the middle deck for Trafalgar (1841), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Sheerness Dockyard after launch at Woolwich Dockyard. The plan illustrates the cabin arrangements and some of the mess table
12 July 1845
National Maritime Museum
Trafalgar (1841). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Trafalgar (1841), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Sheerness Dockyard after launch at Woolwich Dockyard. The plan illustrates the cabin arrangements and some de
12 July 1845
National Maritime Museum
Trafalgar (1841). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the roundhouse for Trafalgar (1841), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Sheerness Dockyard after launch at Woolwich Dockyard. The plan illustrates the rigging of two iron davits over the stern.
Si
12 July 1845
National Maritime Museum
Trafalgar (1841). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Trafalgar (1841), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker, as fitted at Sheerness Dockyard after launch at Woolwich Dockyard. The plan illustrates bulkhead arrangements and some deck fittings.
Sig
12 July 1845
National Maritime Museum
Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, in the Royal Yacht proceeding to Spithead, July 15th 1845, at the departure of the Experimental Squadron. Hand-coloured.; Plate no.1 from 'The Experimental Squadron : a series of drawings on stone by L. Haghe
1846
National Maritime Museum
The Experimental Squadron departure from Spithead, July 15th 1845. Hand-coloured.; Plate no.3 from 'The Experimental Squadron : a series of drawings on stone by L. Haghe, from paintings by J.M. Gilbert illustrative of H.M. visit to Spithead, July 15,
1846
National Maritime Museum
The Experimental Squadron getting under-weigh at Spithead, July 15th 1845. Hand-coloured.; Plate no.2 from 'The Experimental Squadron : a series of drawings on stone by L. Haghe, from paintings by J.M. Gilbert illustrative of H.M. visit to Spithead,
1846
National Maritime Museum
Nice dated Aug 1845 and another (Riviera) coastal view. Mounted with PAE5796-PAE5798, PAE5800-PAE5801.
Aug 1845
National Maritime Museum
Fishing basket inscr ' Monaco - tufts of seaweed for the purpose of hiding it. ' Halyard details. Details of bow of Gondale. Outline of buildings. Dated Sept 1845. Mounted with PAE5632-PAE5633.
Sep 1845
National Maritime Museum
Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecombe. A paper calotype negative. A composed view from the corner of the Garden Battery on the Mount Edgecumbe estate looking over towards the Royal William Victualling Yard at Plymouth Dockyard. I
circa 20 - 30 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe. A paper calotype negative. A view across the water from the corner of the Garden Battery at Mount Edgecumbe towards the Clarence Building of the Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth dock
circa 20 - 30 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe. A salted paper print. A view across the water from the corner of the Garden Battery at Mount Edgecumbe towards the Clarence Building of the Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth dockyard.
circa 20 - 30 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
HMS Mutine passing to windward of HMS Helena in a sailing trial, 1st September 1845. Inscribed top left 'No.18.' and bottom left 'Trial of sailing / HMS Mutine passing to / windward of HMS Helena / Sep 1st 1845'.
What is shown presum
circa 1845
National Maritime Museum
Details of vessel inscr ' Ventimiglia ' and dated 17 Sept 1845. Throughout his career as a painter, Edward Cooke travelled extensively in Europe, visiting France, Holland, Italy, Spain, North Africa and Scandinavia. Paintings and drawings result
17 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
An unidentifed naval officer(?) standing by the belaying pin rail on the port side of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842).. A paper calotype negative. A head-to-shin portrait photograph of an unidentified naval officer(?) leaning on a belaying pin
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Part of the starboard side of the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A paper calotype negative. A view from the port side of the main mast on the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking forward and to star
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Part of the starboard side of the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A whole plate size varnished salted paper print. A view from the port side of the main mast on the quarterdeck of the 80-gun Second Rate three-decker HMS Superb (
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Port side view looking forward along the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A quarter plate size salted paper print. A view from aft of the main mast on the port side of the quarterdeck looking forward on the 80-gun Second Rate, th
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Port side view looking forward along the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A wax paper calotype negative. A view from aft of the main mast on the port side of the quarterdeck looking forward on the 80-gun Second Rate, three-decker
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Portrait of a Naval Officer on the quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842). A whole plate size salted paper print. A view along the starboard side of quarterdeck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking forward towards the wa
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
The quarterdeck and poop deck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842).. A paper calotype negative. A view from the port side of the quarterdeck on the 80-gun second rate three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking aft towards the wheel with the poop deck
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
The quarterdeck and poop deck of the 80-gun three-decker HMS Superb (1842).. A quarter size salted paper print. A view from the port side of the quarterdeck on the 80-gun second rate three-decker HMS Superb (1842), looking aft towards the wheel with the p
26 September 1845
National Maritime Museum
Omega opium clipper two topsail schooner, built Cowes 1837 (shown off China coast 1845). Signed by artist and dated.
29 Sep 1845
National Maritime Museum
Fishing boat with details of gear, inscr 'Alassio. Sept 30'. Mounted with PAE5640-PAE5641, PAE5643-PAE5644.
30 Sep 1845
National Maritime Museum
View from the ascent to Monte Chiesa. Inscr. Dated Oct 1845. Mounted with PAE5796, PAE5798-PAE5801.
Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Details of vessel inscribed 'Brown sail. Finale. Oct 6'. Mounted with PAE5637.
6 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Fort of Finale with colour notes. Inscr. Dated Oct 6 45. Mounted with PAE5803.
6 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Finale, from the tunnel. Inscr. Dated Oct 7 1845. Mounted with PAE5802.
7 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Psyche opium clipper barque two topsail schooner (shown in 1845 off China coast). Signed by artist and dated.
16 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Dido (18 guns) running up Channel 18-.... Starboard broadside view of the ‘Dido’, flying the White ensign; cliffs visible in the distance on the right; three-masted ship at left horizon; hand-coloured.
21 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
H.M.S. Dido, (18 guns) casting from Spithead 1841.... Hand-coloured.
21 Oct 1845
National Maritime Museum
Simoom (1849). No scale. [Copy of a] Plan showing the proposed arrangement by R. Napier of the screw shaft for Simoom (1849), a Second Class Frigate, completed as a screw Troopship.
1 November 1845
National Maritime Museum