A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a PNG that was uploaded to Pixabay by gingertea
Source Firkin
This is a grid, only it’s noisy. You know. Reminds you of those printed grids you draw on.
Source Vectorpile
From a drawing in 'Artists and Arabs', Henry Blackburn, 1868
Source Firkin
All good things come in threes, so I give you the third in my little concrete wall series.
Source Atle Mo
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Might not be super subtle, but quite original in its form.
Source Alex Smith
The following orange background pattern resembles a honeycomb.
Source V. Hartikainen
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Utilising a bird from s-light and some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
Derived from a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
Dark blue concrete wall with some small dust spots.
Source Atle Mo
A light gray wall or floor (you decide) of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.
Source Christopher Burton
The image depicts a tiled seamless pattern.The tile represents four leaves aligned every 90 ° , which may look like a bird or a dragon .The original leaf design is from a Japanese old book.
Source Yamachem
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
A very slick dark rubber grip pattern, sort of like the grip on a camera.
Source Sinisha
Oh yes, it happened! A pattern in full color.
Source Atle Mo
Number 1 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
If you need a green background for your blog/website, try this one. Remember that Green Striped Background is seamlessly tileable.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless design of flowers remixed from a jpg on Pixabay by Prawny.
Source Firkin