THE HISTORY CHANNEL, IF MONSTERS EXISTED.

Matthew Bucholz is a recent graduate from NYU, with an Etsy page.

Being American, his alternative history, where very old prints depict attacks by monsters and space aliens, are very American-centric.

It's a shame. I would love to see him tackle some of our history, out here on The Wild Frontier.

"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."

"Although many know it either as a cosmopolitan metropolis or as the hog-butchering capital of the world, most people are not familiar with Chicago's rough and tumble beginnings. Even as early as 1820, the time this print depicts, the city was still troubled by prehistoric monsters who roamed the grounds freely. Early settlers were warned to take precautions against these dino-saurus creatures. Eventually the arrival of the railroad and mighty Lady Industry spelled the death of these majestic, lumbering creatures."