Botanicals Archives - Picture Box Blue https://www.pictureboxblue.com/category/botanicals/ Free vintage maps and images Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:29:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.pictureboxblue.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-pbbblank-s-1-32x32.jpg Botanicals Archives - Picture Box Blue https://www.pictureboxblue.com/category/botanicals/ 32 32 14 Fascinating Old School Charts to Download for Free https://www.pictureboxblue.com/old-school-charts/ https://www.pictureboxblue.com/old-school-charts/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:05:07 +0000 https://www.pictureboxblue.com/?p=38195 I've always found old classroom posters fascinating. Somehow, Victorian educators made everything from the animal kingdom to a collection of geometric shapes look delightful. These colourful School and Family Charts are a perfect example, packed with captivating illustrations of birds, animals, plants and all sorts of things you probably wouldn't expect to see hanging on...

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]]> https://www.pictureboxblue.com/old-school-charts/feed/ 0 Beautiful Vintage Winter Botanical Prints to Download https://www.pictureboxblue.com/vintage-winter-botanical-prints/ https://www.pictureboxblue.com/vintage-winter-botanical-prints/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:30:52 +0000 https://www.pictureboxblue.com/?p=38170 Winter might not be the first season that springs to mind when you think of beautiful plants and flowers, but plenty of botanical beauty remains, even when most of the garden has gone to sleep. From bright red winter berries and glossy evergreens to colourful Christmas flowers, nature has its own way of brightening up...

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]]> https://www.pictureboxblue.com/vintage-winter-botanical-prints/feed/ 0 Gorgeous Autumn & Winter Japanese Flowers by Tanigami Kōnan https://www.pictureboxblue.com/autumn-winter-japanese-flowers-by-tanigami-konan/ https://www.pictureboxblue.com/autumn-winter-japanese-flowers-by-tanigami-konan/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:54:20 +0000 https://www.pictureboxblue.com/?p=37698 These autumn and winter flower prints by Tanigami Kōnan come from his beautiful 1917 book Seiyō Sōka Zufu. Their mix of Japanese design and vintage botanical detail makes them lovely for framing, collage, junk journals and all sorts of creative projects. These stunning flower prints come from Seiyō Sōka Zufu, a 1917 collection by the...

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]]> https://www.pictureboxblue.com/autumn-winter-japanese-flowers-by-tanigami-konan/feed/ 0 Vintage Tropical Botanical Prints From Aroideae Maximilianae https://www.pictureboxblue.com/tropical-botanical-prints-aroideae-maximilianae/ https://www.pictureboxblue.com/tropical-botanical-prints-aroideae-maximilianae/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:27:53 +0000 https://www.pictureboxblue.com/?p=37067 If you enjoy looking at old tropical botanical prints, this collection is well worth exploring. These beautiful illustrations come from Aroideae Maximilianae, an extraordinary 19th-century botanical book devoted to the exotic plants of the arum family. If you like detailed scientific plant illustrations, you might also enjoy my collection of Oken botanical prints, which features...

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