Zoological Archives - Picture Box Blue https://www.pictureboxblue.com/category/natural-history/zoological/ 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 Zoological Archives - Picture Box Blue https://www.pictureboxblue.com/category/natural-history/zoological/ 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/winter-bird-illustrations/feed/ 0 Colourful Vintage Anatomy Posters and Classroom Charts https://www.pictureboxblue.com/colourful-vintage-anatomy/ https://www.pictureboxblue.com/colourful-vintage-anatomy/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:04:33 +0000 https://www.pictureboxblue.com/?p=37866 Colourful, curious, and a little quirky, these vintage anatomy posters come from old health books, classroom charts, and movable anatomical manikins. Featuring illustrations linked to Levi Yaggy and F. E. Bilz, they’re full of that wonderful Victorian and Edwardian schoolroom charm. There’s something wonderfully quirky about old anatomy charts. They were made to explain the...

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]]> https://www.pictureboxblue.com/colourful-vintage-anatomy/feed/ 0 Free Vintage Butterflies, Moths & Caterpillars by Townend Glover https://www.pictureboxblue.com/butterfly-moth-caterpillar-illustrations/ https://www.pictureboxblue.com/butterfly-moth-caterpillar-illustrations/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:34:19 +0000 https://www.pictureboxblue.com/?p=36873 I've shared quite a few vintage butterfly collections on Pictureboxblue over the years, but these illustrations are a little different. Rather than focusing solely on butterflies and moths, many of these prints tell the whole story. Alongside the colourful adults, you'll often spot the caterpillars, chrysalises and even the plants they feed on. I think...

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