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Evolution T-shirt

Lámina de Hawkins, 1854 · Unisex cotton T-shirt, 150 gsm

Lámina de Hawkins, 1854, cotton T-shirt in black

19.95 €

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It is printed in the European Union, not on the other side of the world: it arrives with no customs, no import charges and no month at sea on the way. Delivery times measured against the printer on 19 August 2026.

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Printed on Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Staple, 142 g/m². The last thumbnail is the original print the design comes from.

The garment

Model
Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Staple
Brand
Bella + Canvas
Composition
100% ring-spun combed cotton
Weight
142 g/m²
Cut
Unisex, pre-shrunk fabric, side-seamed with shoulder-to-shoulder taping
Printing
Direct-to-garment (DTG), water-based inks
Recommended care
Wash inside out at 30 °C. Do not bleach. Do not iron over the print

Lightweight fabric: it can be slightly see-through, especially in the light colours.

Data from the Printful spec sheet (Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Staple), read on 19 August 2026. The care advice is ours: the manufacturer does not publish the washing label.

Where it comes from: source, motifs and legal status
Source
Palaeontology and dinosaurs (science, public domain)
Motifs
T. rex skeleton · Victorian scientific plate · the amber with the mosquito · Mary Anning and the first fossils · the ammonite · lithograph by Hawkins (1854)
Legal status
Public domain. The design is ours; the material it starts from belongs to everyone
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What this T-shirt is like

It is a Gildan 64000 Softstyle in ring-spun cotton, 150 gsm. A touch more body than the premium one and a slightly less fine hand, because the yarn is not combed: this is the everyday T-shirt, the one that goes in the wash every week without a second thought. Straight unisex cut, with shoulder-to-shoulder taping.

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The drawing goes on one side only, on the chest, printed straight onto the fabric with water-based inks. It is not a vinyl stuck on top: you cannot feel it when you run your hand over it, it does not crackle when you fold it and it has no edge for it to start peeling from. In exchange the ink lives inside the cotton and ages with it.

Inside out, at 30 °C, no bleach, and never iron over the print.

«Lámina de Hawkins, 1854» is also on mug, 26.95 € · premium t-shirt, 32.95 € · poster, 32.95 € · women's t-shirt, 33.95 € · sweatshirt, 54.95 € · hoodie, 61.95 €

The drawing on «Lámina de Hawkins, 1854»

The framed plate of a marine reptile: long neck, four paddle flippers, barrel body and the plate caption hinted at underneath, as in the popular science plates of the 19th century.

Where this drawing comes from

It is a plate inside a plate: what gets printed is the popular science plate with its caption hinted at underneath, not the animal cut out. It is about showing how a plesiosaur was shown in 1854, not about showing a plesiosaur.

What goes on the chest is not an animal: it is a popular science plate with its frame hinted at and its caption underneath, that is, a printed object inside another printed object. From a distance it reads as a rectangle with a beast in it and it makes you come closer to read the caption, which is exactly the effect those plates had when they were handed out at Sydenham.

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins sculpted the dinosaurs and antediluvian reptiles of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, unveiled in 1854, and drew the comparative plates used to explain them to the public. The plesiosaur reconstruction follows the one Richard Owen dictated to him for those models: this is how the remote past was imagined before a single film with a dinosaur in it existed.

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Sizes: measurements, where each one is made and what it costs

Measurements of the garment, not of your body. Take one that fits you the way you like, lay it flat and measure: the width from seam to seam below the sleeve, and the length from the highest point of the shoulder down to the hem. These are the ones the factory itself publishes, in centimetres.

Measurements in centimetres, where it is made and the price of each size
Size LengthWidth Made in Price
S 71,1 45,7 Spain 19.95 €
M 73,7 50,8 Spain 19.95 €
L 76,2 55,9 Spain 19.95 €
XL 78,7 61 Spain 19.95 €
2XL 81,3 66 Spain 21.95 €
3XL 83,8 71,1 Spain 23.95 €

Manufacturing tolerance: ±2 cm, as with any cotton garment.

Sizes 2XL, 3XL cost more because they use more fabric and the factory charges us more for them: we would rather say so here and stock them than not have them. The regular sizes all cost the same.

«Made in» comes from the warehouse Printful declares for that exact size, not from an estimate of ours.

What you ask us before buying

What animal is it exactly?
A plesiosaur, and reconstructed the way it was reconstructed in 1854: the version Richard Owen dictated to Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins for the Crystal Palace models at Sydenham. Today we know the neck did not go like that. The drawing shows how the remote past used to be shown, not how it was.
How is it different from the premium one?
In the yarn and in the weight. This one is a Gildan 64000 at 150 gsm with ring-spun cotton; the premium one is a Bella + Canvas 3001 at 142 gsm with COMBED cotton, which is one finishing step more and gives a finer, smoother fabric. This one has more body and costs nine euros less; that one drapes better and you can feel it. Both carry the same drawing and are printed the same way.
How does it run?
Straight cut and unisex. If you are torn between two sizes and want it loose, take the bigger one. The size chart further down is the manufacturer's, not an estimate of ours.
How long does it really take?
3 to 4 working days, printing and shipping included — the same lead time the rest of the site gives, because there is only one. The piece is made in the European Union, and that is where the lead time comes from. Above, over the button, you have the exact date for this one. The table below says where each size is made.
How much is shipping?
The page itself says so, above the button, before you pay and for whichever destination you pick in the dropdown. To Spain it is 4.29 €. The amount comes from the same rate the checkout charges, not from a separate list.
Why do some sizes cost more?
Because they use more fabric and the factory charges us more. We would rather stock the large sizes and say so in the table than not have them. The regular sizes all cost the same.
Can it be returned?
Yes. You have 14 days to withdraw without giving reasons — it is not a personalised product, so the right of withdrawal covers you — and 3 years of legal guarantee. If it arrives faulty or badly printed, we redo it or give you your money back. How it is made.
Where does the drawing on «Lámina de Hawkins, 1854»?
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins sculpted the dinosaurs and antediluvian reptiles of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, unveiled in 1854, and drew the comparative plates used to explain them to the public. The plesiosaur reconstruction follows the one Richard Owen dictated to him for those models: this is how the remote past was imagined before a single film with a dinosaur in it existed. It is in the public domain: the drawing is ours, the material it starts from belongs to everyone.
Who is selling?
Flexibles y Accesorios Gobe, S.L. · CIF B56727993. Prices include VAT.

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Size guide

Measurements of the garment laid flat, in centimetres — not of your body. Tolerance ±2.5 cm. If you are between two sizes and want it roomy, take the bigger one.

MeasurementSMLXL2XL3XL
Length 71,173,776,278,781,383,8
Width 45,750,855,9616671,1

How to get it right without trying it on: take a garment of yours of the same kind that fits you the way you like, lay it flat and measure the width from armpit to armpit, and the length from shoulder to hem. Find the closest size in the table. It is more reliable than your usual size, which changes with every brand.

Manufacturer measurements, Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Staple, synced from their catalogue.

19.95 € Lámina de Hawkins, 1854 · t-shirt