Magnae Britanniae Tabula; Comprehendens Angliae,...
Peter Schenk
Magnae Britanniae Tabula; Comprehendens Angliae, Scotiae ac Hiberniae Regna . . .
Amsterdam / 1695
22 x 18.5 inches
Gorgeous map of the British Isles with full immense decorative title cartouche, second cartouche with 3 coats of arms and scale of miles with two cherubs. A bit of extra creasing, but still a very decorative example of this map, which pays tribute to William III.
Peter Schenk Biography
Peter Schenk the Elder (1660-1711) moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and began to learn the art of mezzotint. In 1694 he bought some of the copperplate stock of the mapmaker Johannes Janssonius, which allowed him to specialize in the engraving and printing of maps and prints. He split his time between his Amsterdam shop and Leipzig and also sold a considerable volume of materials to London.
Peter Schenk the Elder had three sons. Peter the Younger carried on his father's business in Leipzig while the other two, Leonard and Jan, worked in Amsterdam. Leonard engraved several maps and also carried on his father's relationship with engraving plates for the Amsterdam edition of the Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences.
Antique Maps / Europe