This fascinating oceanography lithograph of beautiful multicolored Sea Squirts is from 1998, reproducing the very early engravings taken from nature by Ernst Haeckel himself; originally printed in the Victorian Era in Leipzig, Germany. Ascidiae, also known as tunicates, such as sea squirts. They were among the first eukaryotes to develop a notochord (the precursor to the spinal cord). Despite being sedentary as adults, their larval form resembles a tadpole and travels significant distances. Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1834 –1919 was an eminent German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor, and artist who discovered, described, and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many terms in biology, including anthropogeny, ecology, phylum, phylogeny, stem cell, and the kingdom Protista. Haeckel promoted and popularized Charles Darwin's work in Germany and developed the controversial recapitulation theory ("ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny") claiming that an individual organism's biological development, or ontogeny, parallels and summarizes its species' evolutionary development, or phylogeny. The published artwork of Haeckel; 'Kunstformen der Natur' includes over 100 detailed, multi-color illustrations of animals and sea creatures. Ernst truly was an international superstar in his day! 'Sea Squirts' is printed on both sides on heavy quality satin finish card-paper stock. It measures a generous 9.25" x 12.25" overall with one-inch snowy white borders all around. It's in excellent condition; no tears, folds, creases, or marks... a fabulous print perfect for framing. There's another equally fascinating illustration of beautiful Crabs and Lobsters printed in bold black and white on the reverse side. You may have a bit of trouble deciding which of these lovely prints to frame first. I'll leave that choice up to you. Matted, framed, and displayed as a gallery grouping, these wonderful natural history prints are simply spectacular. (Please note that the framed examples in the last photo are just to show how this might look when it's framed. Your print will come to you unmatted and unframed.) Surrender Dorothy offers a non-stop jaw-dropping cornucopia of frame-worthy antique and vintage prints, drawings, posters, sketches, ads, plans, lithos, engravings, maps, charts, and illustrations of all kinds to adorn every room in your happy home. Terrific finds to gussy up your workplace too. Our entire inventory moves in and out of here very quickly and fresh selections are added each day. Please be sure to bookmark our shop and check back to visit us often so you don't miss our latest discoveries. I'll send this to you First Class Mail by way of those nice folks at the USPS packed flat and protected in a rigid mailer. ================================================ Many other works by Haeckel may be seen here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=haeckel ================================================= View our Vintage Natural History Department here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=natural+history ================================================== Our Sea Creatures may all be viewed here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/surrenderdorothy/search?search_query=ocean ********************************************************* Please View Our Shop Policies Here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SurrenderDorothy/policy?ref=shopinfo_policies_leftnav