Sealife

The beauty of the drawings and paintings in vintage natural history books never ceases to amaze me. That includes this colourful collection of vintage seaweed prints that I’m sharing here. …

Did you know that the plural of octopus is actually octopuses? Not as I misbelieved octopi. Octopus is actually a Greek word and not Latin that is why the plural …

I have curated a collection of beautiful 19th Century Conchology prints (seashells) by the British Mineralist John Mawe, from several of his scientific books. Conchology is the study of mollusc …

I still can’t get enough of the beautiful fish paintings of Louis Renard. I have used them again in creating a fun rainbow fish display for my gallery wall. It’s …

This is a collection of whale drawings that appeared in the 1843 book “Whales” by Roger Hamilton. Whales are one of the world’s special creatures they certainly invoke a sense …

It’s hard to believe that these fish paintings of Louis Renard were first published in 1719. They are from the book “Poissons, écrevisses et crabes… que l’on trouve autour des …

A curated collection of stunning colorful coral reef illustrations and prints of the Australian Great Barrier Reef.  The coral prints are from the book “The Great Barrier Reef of Australia” …

Copyright-free Natural History Seashell identification Posters I have just returned from a visit to my parents in Portugal. After collecting some beautiful shells from the local Portugal beach, I thought …

When I first came across these wonderful Ernst Haeckel prints, I couldn’t wait to share them. These are some of the most beautiful vintage nature art drawings I have I …

The most popular collection of vintage images on Pictureboxblue are the wonderful natural history posters of Adolphe Millot. So due to popular demand I have decided to add to this …