The Octopus of Monopoly Size:XL: 100 x 75cm View of Westminster Hall and

View of Westminster Hall and New Palace Yard

The home of the famous Bolshoi Ballet Company founded in 1776

Holborn Hill and Skinner Street before Holborn Viaduct was built

The Birth of Venus'

The Octopus of Monopoly Size:XL: 100 x 75cm View of Westminster Hall and'The Octopus of Monopoly, 1888. Commerce battles the Monster octopus called Monopoly. The little boat, Free Competition, is being pulled under the waves by the tentacles of Copper, Salt, Iron, Coal and Cotton. Industry was finding it increasingly difficult to obtain such essentials without encountering the problems and high prices concomitant upon there being so few people controlling supplies. From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 3, 1888.