A Monster Soup Called Thames Water

An elderly, spinsterish, and ugly woman, T.Q.L., holds in her left hand a spy-glass (or microscope) which touches the circumference of a large circle, representing a magnified drop of water, filled with grotesque and horrifying aquatic creatures, from the quasi-whale to mere specks. She turns aside in disgust, looking towards the picture-plane, and dropping a full tea-cup. The P. P. of the signature raises his hat to a tiny pump, saying, Glad to see you hope to meet you in every Parish through London. c. 1828.
Microcosm, dedicated to the London Water Companies, Brought Forth All Monstrous, All Prodigious Thigs [sic], Hydras, and Gorgons, and Chimeras Dire. Vide Milton.