Sealife

Inside: A collection of free printable Ernst Haeckel jellyfish prints, all in the Public Domain. At first thought, jellyfish prints may not sound very exciting. But don’t be fooled by …

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 octopuses? Not as I misbelieved octopi. Octopus is a Greek word, not Latin, which is why the plural doesn’t end in …

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 beautiful Ernst Haeckel prints, I couldn’t wait to share them. These are some of the most beautiful vintage nature art drawings I have seen. …

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