essay vs monography

essay

noun
  • A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject. 

  • A proposed design for a postage stamp or a banknote. 

verb
  • To move forth, as into battle. 

monography

noun
  • A monograph. 

  • Representation by lines without colour; an outline drawing. 

How often have the words essay and monography occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )