I have curated a collection of wonderful old maps of Japan to download for free. Japan is probably on the top of my bucket list of countries to visit. I’m a big fan of Japanese food and culture, and I’d love to visit the country. I would have loved to[Read more]
This embroidered map Christmas ornament is so quick and easy to make, and it can be personalized by using maps special to you. It would make a lovely gift or keepsake. There are lots of wonderful vintage maps to choose from, I’m sure you can find one of a country[Read more]
There is already a collection of Sidney Hall vintage zodiac signs on Pictureboxblue. But when I came across John Bevis’s beautiful zodiac star charts, I knew I had to share them too. John Bevis’s star charts actually predate the Sidney Hall zodiac signs by over 30 years. The Zodiac Star[Read more]
If you are a regular reader of Pictureboxblue, you will know I have a thing about vintage maps, and I’m always looking for new ways to display them in my home. This time I’ve made a DIY map cork board for my home office. I already have a homemade world[Read more]
I have recently discovered the TV series Outlander, and I’m slowly working my way through all 5 seasons on Amazon Prime. The first season is set in Scotland which has given me the inspiration to compile this collection of free vintage maps of Scotland. My mother is Scottish and as[Read more]
I was inspired to curate this panoramic map collection, after spotting cool old birds-eye view maps San Francisco Bay area on TV. That TV series was “Halt and Catch Fire“. The latter two seasons were set in San Francisco. One of the main characters “Joe“, had a huge antique birds-eye[Read more]
The stunning geography posters in this collection are all by Levi Yaggy. They are from a collection of beautiful geography charts used in schools in the US from 1887. In the past, I have shared collections of illustrated zoological posters and botanical posters from the Larousse Illustrated dictionaries. This collection[Read more]
This is a collection of gorgeous old maps of Asia that are in the public domain. I was born in Asia, Hong Kong to be precise and that was my family home for the first 30 years of my life. I now live in Europe, but there will always be[Read more]