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10th April 202110th April 2021 - claire Leave a comment

Free Vintage Maps of Australasia To Download

1818_Pinkerton_Map_of_Australiasia

The other day whilst looking at the collections of vintage maps on Pictureboxblue, I realized that there were no maps of Australasia. This collection is to remedy that omission. Strictly speaking, Australasia is not a continent. The Australian continent is distinguished from the country of Australia, by the landmasses, which[Read more]

Filed Under: Continental & World Maps, Country Maps, Maps
27th March 202127th March 2021 - claire 8 Comments

Stunning Free Tree Posters From Larousse

I have featured many of the wonderful identification charts and posters from the French publisher Larousse. The latest collection is of the wonderful tree posters from one of their illustrative dictionaries. From earlier editions of the dictionary, I have featured antique botanical posters, sealife posters, and animal posters. Many of[Read more]

Filed Under: Botanicals, Natural history
20th March 202120th March 2021 - claire 2 Comments

Beautiful Bluebell Illustrations to Print For Free

I have added to the botanical flower collection on Pictureboxblue with this beautiful collection of bluebell illustrations and prints. There is nothing more calming and beautiful this time of year than to walk through a wood carpeted with bluebell flowers. These beautiful tiny flowers grow in ancient woodland. They are[Read more]

Filed Under: Botanicals, Flowers
13th March 202113th March 2021 - claire 10 Comments

Free Fun Retro Camera Patents To Print

I love looking at old patents for everyday objects. I thought it would be fun to share some fun retro camera patents here. These camera patents would look great framed or even printed on t-shirts and pillows. They would make a wonderful gift for any photographer, armature, or professional. I’ve[Read more]

Filed Under: Other, Patents
6th March 20216th March 2021 - claire 8 Comments

Free Old Mississippi River Maps Including Harold Fisks’

Meandering Mississippi Maps

The meandering maps of the Mississippi river by Harold Fisk must be the most beautiful maps I’ve ever seen. These stunners look more like works of art than geographical diagrams. I first came across these maps in the gift shop of the V&A Museum of London. And actually mistook them[Read more]

Filed Under: Maps
27th February 202127th February 2021 - claire 6 Comments

Free Dodo Drawings and Illustrations of The Bird

Free dodo drawings

I have been thinking about compiling a collection of Dodo drawings for a while.  Last week someone emailed me with a request for some dodo pictures.  So after a bit of research, I have come up with this collection of images of the extinct bird. I first learned about the[Read more]

Filed Under: Birds, Natural history, Zoological
20th February 202120th February 2021 - claire 8 Comments

Free Benjamin Rabier Animal Illustrations To Print

Front cover of Animal Illustrations book

I normally share scientific natural history animal illustrations on the site. When I stumbled across these charming comic-like animal illustrations of Benjamin Rabier, I knew I had to share them too. These animal illustrations were originally created by Benjamin Rabier in 1908 for the children’s book “Les Petites Misères de[Read more]

Filed Under: Advertising and Fun, Other
13th February 202113th February 2021 - claire 2 Comments

Wonderful Vintage Frog Illustrations To Print For Free

Vintage frog and toad illustrations

A curated collection of vintage frog illustrations to add to the zoological illustrations on the site. All the prints are in the Public Domain and free to print. One of my children’s first lessons on the wonders of the natural world was experiencing the amazing life cycle of a frog. [Read more]

Filed Under: Natural history, Zoological
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