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World Map by Peter Schenk the Elder 1645 - 1715. Printed in England. Reference #389141

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1. I don't know if Pieter (aka Peter) Schenk's maps were accurate. They were sure beautiful. Take a look at the first source. Pieter Schenk was born in Germany but settled in Amsterdam where he became a pupil of Gerard Valck, the engraver. In 1687 he married Valck's sister and thereafter the Schenk and Valck families were active over a long period with a wide range of interests as print sellers, publishers of books, maps, topographical and architectural drawings and globe makers. Although the Schenk family produced some original maps, most of their atlases consisted of printings from revised and re-worked plates originally by Jansson, the Visschers, the Sansons and others. c. 1683-94 (with Gerard Vaick) Re-issue of separate maps from the Atlas Novus by Jan Jansson c. 1700 Atlas Contractus or Atlas Minor Maps by Jansson, de Wit, Visscher and others c. 1705, 1709 Re-issued 1719 Re-issued by P. Schenk II 1702 Hecatompolis 100 town plans and views, about half being taken from Carel Allard's similar publication 1752 Re-issued c. 1702 (with Leonard Valck) Atlantis sylloge compendiosa or Nova totius Geographia Various issues covering 25 to 100 maps 1706 Schouwburg van den Oorlog Historical atlas 1707, 1709 Re-issued c. 1719, c. 1727, c. 1730 Re-issued by P. Schenk II 1715 (with Gerard Valck) Atlas Anglois 34 maps: published in London by D. Mortier with later issues by Covens and Mortier c. 1752 (P. Schenk II) Neuer Sdchsischer Atlas 1754, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1810 Re-issued c. 1750 (P. Schenk II) Atlas van Zuyd Holland PIETER SCHENK 1660-c. 1718 PIETER SCHENK (son) c. 1698-1775 PIETER SCHENK (grandson) 1728-c. 1784 Amsterdam: Published by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk, circa 1685. Copper engraving with beautiful period colour. Printed on laid paper. In excellent condition. Small tear along center crease in bottom margin outside of platemark. Image size: 17 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches. Plate mark: 17 ¾ x 215/8 inches. Sheet size: 20 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches. An important map of Japan by Jan Jansson published by the famous Schenk and Valk publishing house. Following the decline of the Blaeu and Jansson publishing houses, Schenk and Valck became the leading mapmakers in Amsterdam. Towards the end of the seventeenth century Schenk acquired Jansson's lucrative business and proceeded to republish some of his most successful atlases. In addition to republished atlases, Schenk and Valck published books, prints, and globes, specializing in reworked plates from the publishing houses of Jansson, Visscher and Sanson.