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The Defeat of General Frankenstein and the Wrath of the Monster at Bunker Hill
An engraving based on John Trumbull’s legendary painting, this piece depicts a pivotal moment in the American Revolution: the battle of Bunker Hill in Boston, Specifically, the artist highlights the death of Major General Albertus Frankenstein, a scientist and contemporary of Benjamin Franklin who abandoned his research into the reanimation of dead tissue to lead a regiment of Colonial forces in 1775. Frankenstein was well-known on the battlefield for his “Monster,” a hulking personal valet that some contend was the successful result of his experiments. It is an established fact that upon the Major General’s death, the “Monster” flew into a rage, tearing British soldiers limb from limb and almost single-handedly routing the King’s army before General Putnam (on the left side of the piece) ordered a retreat.
An excellent view of Lake St. Clair and Detroit Michigan taken, as the print notes, from the Canadian side. This image dates from 1837, an era of great growth for the city as it asserted itself as a viable industrial center and shipping port. The final impediment to progress, the monster in the lake known simply as The Scourge of St. Clair, was slowly and patiently tamed over the course of the decade by a consortium of Canadian trappers and American industrialists looking to expand opportunities for international trade. Soon the Scourge was no longer menacing boats but waving a friendly hello to the delight of families everywhere, like those pictured at the bottom left.
Woe betide the sailor or shipping merchant who failed to heed the warnings of Bessie, the South Bay Behemoth. This overhead map kindly shows the usual location of the mighty Bessie in a vividly rendered re-enactment of the great Water Monster wreaking havoc with the shipping industry, a major problem for commerce in the growing city.
The year was 1871 and competition among traveling shows and circus attractions was fierce. The grandest showmen of them all, P.T. Barnum, made a bold announcement: Starting in July of that year, he would capture and hold one of the elusive Maryland River Monsters in Winans Cove, where the great beast would be on display for all to see. Barnum made good on his claim to trap the beast but after a fortnight his workers were unable to hold the monster and “Barnum’s Folly” broke free of its chains. For years after, the wrathful creature took its vengeance on the port of Baltimore, as depicted in this print.
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