1715 Diversa Orbis Terrae. Visu incedent per coluros tropicorum
Petrus Schenk
Rare early 18th century world map of Petrus schenk. This map was published in Amsterdam, ca. 1715.
This map is the most unique part of our current collection, in a very beautiful conservation frame and certified MUSEUM GLASS! this ensures that all map details are perfectly visible with no reflections.
SIZE: 510 x 585 mm (without the frame).
CONDITION: good. Folding as published, smooth coated. The edges are reinforced with Japanese paper on the back.
Conservation framing with 99% UV protection and Museum glass
ABOUT THE CARTOGRAPHER
The engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld. He moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and became a student of Gerard Valck specializing in mezzotint. Valck was married to Maria Bloteling, the sister of the Amsterdam engraver Abraham Bloteling. In 1687 Schenk married Gerard's sister Agatha Valck. In 1694, together with Valck, he bought some of the copperplates of the artdealer and cartographer Johannes Janssonius. Along with Valck and Bloteling, he produced prints for the London market, though it is not known if he ever went there with them.
Until 1700 he lived in the Jordaan, then he moved to Dam Square or to Leipzig, where he opened a shop, selling maps and art. He was a regular visitor to the trade fair Leipziger Messe in Leipzig, where he died. He had three sons who became engravers. His eldest son Peter Schenk the Younger was also a noted cartographer and art dealer who continued his father's shop in Leipzig.[3] His sons Jan and Leonard stayed in Amsterdam and probably continued their father's workshop. His daughter Maria married Leonard Valck, the son of Gerard, who continued Gerard's workshop.
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