Dive into the past with our captivating collection of vintage educational posters, now available for free download. From the artistic brilliance of Adolphe Millot to the detailed geography posters by Levi Yaggy, discover public domain treasures that educate and inspire.
Welcome to a treasure trove of knowledge and beauty from yesteryears! In this unique collection, we’ve curated an exceptional array of vintage educational and school posters that stand the test of time.
Old School Eductational Posters & Charts
Imagine the walls of old classrooms and libraries, adorned with the colourful and intricate designs of Adolphe Millot, the vivid natural history illustrations by Emile Deyrolle, the enchanting works of Oliver Goldsmith, and the expansive geography posters of Levi Yaggy.
These posters are not just relics; they are windows into the educational practices and visual aesthetics of the past. Thanks to the wonders of the public domain, these pieces of history are available for you to download, explore, and incorporate into your modern learning environments or creative projects.
Dive into our collection and let these vintage gems spark your curiosity and imagination. Whether for educational purposes, artistic inspiration, or simply a love of vintage charm, you’ll find something to captivate and enlighten in this collection.
The Adolphe Millot Poster Collection
You will probably recognize the beautiful detailed natural history posters of Adolphe Phillope Millot. His posters were wonderful classifications of natural history groups within the animal and plant kingdom.
He is probably most famous for his flowers (fleurs) and insect vintage educational posters. Adolphe Millot also drew a wonderful set of sealife posters, botanicals, and fungi.
Millots illustrated many of the natural history sections of the French encyclopedic dictionary Le Petit Larousse, and The Nouveau Larousse illustré. These French publications were printed in several volumes between 1897-1907.
You are likelier to see Adolphe Millot illustrations printed on decorative objects such as posters, gift wraps, and tea towels.
Before the internet, film, and photography, the only way to show the fantastic visual wonders of the natural world was through illustration. The vintage drawings and paintings were essential to developing science and education.
These wonderful artistic illustrations filled natural history books and illustrated encyclopedias. Many also ended up as classroom posters to inspire and educate.
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The Vintage Educational Poster Collections
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Free Natural History Sea Life Posters Of Adolphe Millot
There are a total of 11 posters in this collection of Adolphe Millot educational posters. All the illustrations relate to life in the oceans, from algae to fish, shellfish and other sea creatures.
The collection includes a couple of wonderful oceanographic posters illustrating the colofulness and beauty of life beneath the waves.
Free Printable Natural History Posters Of Adolphe Millot
This is a general collection of 10 Adolphe Millot posters that includes birds, eggs, feathers, butterflies and other insects.
Amazing Free Collection Of Antique Botanical Posters
Adolphe Millots' famous Fleur posters are in this collection of beautiful vintage botanical educational posters. There are 10 posters in this collection, a mixture of pretty flower and mushroom identification charts and posters.
Free Animal Posters From Illustrated Larousse Dictionaries
14 wonderful posters by Adolphe Millot from French illustrated dictionary which covers the animal kingdom. From posters of wild mamamals and reptiles to those of domesticated animals. Other groupings include animals with fur and those with claws.
Free Vintage Fruit and Vegetable Prints by Adolphe Millot
These are great posters to have in the classroom during harvest time. There are 3 fruit and 3 vegitable idenification charts.
Beautiful Vintage Butterfly Images Free To Print
In this collection of butterfly prints there are both Adolphe Millots' well-known Papillon (butterfly) posters.
Vintage Free Natural History School Emile Deyrolle Posters
These are a collection of fabulous late 19th century French natural history educational Emile Deyrolle Posters. These posters were specifically designed to educate French schoolchildren and cover many areas of biology from human to botanical.
These are not just identification charts, many of the posters are educational. For example, those that highlight particular biological functions such as the human nervous system or the anatomy of potatoes.
Stunning Free Tree Posters From Larousse
Another wonderful poster collection from the French Larousee encyclopedias, this time of trees.
Free Amazingly Colorful Educational Geography Posters
These educational posters are not natural history posters but geographical school posters. There are 8 amazing colorful posters designed by Levi Yaggy for use in schools in the USA.
These would have been fascinating posters to study. They illustrate many georgraphical features beautifully, from the different climate habitats to geographical formations.
Amazing Free Vintage Color Wheel Posters And Charts
These posters are perfect for the art room. The vintage color wheels and charts as well as being educational will brighten up the walls.
25 Free Awesome Vintage Nature Posters For Your Walls
See nature as Oliver Goldsmith did with our vintage poster downloads, freely inspired by his 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature.' Ideal for adding a touch of historical elegance to any room, these free prints capture the beauty and diversity of the natural world through the lens of one of the 18th century's great minds.
11 John Emslie’s Vintage Science Posters – Fun Wall Art
Discover the intricate beauty of Victorian scientific exploration with our 'Illustrations of Natural Philosophy' collection. These vintage science posters, available for free download, capture the essence of 19th-century curiosity and knowledge. Each poster, meticulously detailed by John Emslie, offers a unique glimpse into the phenomena of physics.
Conclusion and Other Related Posters
I hoped you found educational posters in the collection above that you liked. There are many more beautiful free vintage posters on Pictureboxblue. Even though they might not be so educational, they would look great both in the classroom and at home.
Such as the fantastical fish of Louis Renard or the beautiful nature artform posters of Ernst Haeckel.
These include many of the vintage maps on the site, especially the hemisphere world maps. For fun, how about the colorful vintage circus posters or Japanese travel posters.
NW
Saturday 9th of March 2024
The gallery seems to be broken!
claire
Monday 11th of March 2024
Thank you for letting me know, all fixed now!
Lucinda
Tuesday 10th of October 2023
Can I print these on t-shirts?
claire
Tuesday 10th of October 2023
Yes, they are in the Public Domain so you can use them how you wish.
Vanessa
Wednesday 14th of June 2023
What dimensions are best for these posters to be printed?
claire
Monday 26th of June 2023
I'd ask your local print shop what dimensions are best. The size of each poster is slightly different as I've got the highest resolution I could find for each one. Make sure you click the title above each poster to download the largest sizes.
Connie Smith
Friday 30th of September 2022
I was born in 63 and grew up with these on the walls of my schools. I've also seen them on stamps and encyclopedias. They are beautiful.
claire
Saturday 1st of October 2022
Yes, they are beautiful posters. I miss old encyclopedia illustrations.