Remixed from a drawing in 'Prehistoric Man: researches into the origin of civilisation in the old and the new world', Daniel Wilson, 1876.
Source Firkin
You can never get enough of these tiny pixel patterns with sharp lines.
Source Designova
From a drawing in 'Jardyne's Wife', Charles Wills, 1891.
Source Firkin
This is so subtle you need to bring your magnifier!
Source Carlos Valdez
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
Prismatic Isometric Cube Wireframe Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
A topographic map like this has actually been requested a few times, so here you go!
Source Sam Feyaerts
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'At home', J. Sowerby, J. Crane and T. Frederick, 1881.
Source Firkin
A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
Source Graphiste
The classic subtle pattern. Sort of wall/brick looking. Or moon-looking?
Source Joel Klein
It’s an egg, in the form of a pattern. This really is 2012.
Source Paul Phönixweiß
The rectangular tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Prismatic Hexagonalism Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'A Rolling Stone. A tale of wrongs and revenge', John Hartley, 1878.
Source Firkin
I asked Gjermund if he could make a pattern for us – result!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Zero CC tileable hard cover green book, scanned and made by me. CC0
Source Sojan Janso
Gold Triangular Seamless Pattern No Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin