The Octopus of Monopoly Size:XL: 100 x 75cm The Birth of Venus'

The Birth of Venus'

Punk group 'UK Subs'

This is a satire on the activities of the Pic Nic Society

on Drury Lane

Holborn Hill and Skinner Street before Holborn Viaduct was built

The Octopus of Monopoly Size:XL: 100 x 75cm The Birth of Venus''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.