Peter Schenk the Elder
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Peter Schenk the elder (also: Pieter Schenck; born: 1660 in Elberfeld
; died: 1718 in Amsterdam
) was a German engraver and cartographer.
The engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld. He was a student of Gerard Valck. Together with Gerard he bought in 1683 all plates of Blaeu
. Until his death in 1718, he published numerous maps. His son Peter Schenk the Younger
was also a noted cartographer. His brother Johannes Schenck
(sic) was a musician and composer.
Elberfeld
Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.-History:The first official mentioning of the geographic area on the banks of today's Wupper River as "elverfelde" was in a document of 1161...
; died: 1718 in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
) was a German engraver and cartographer.
The engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk was born in 1660 in Elberfeld. He was a student of Gerard Valck. Together with Gerard he bought in 1683 all plates of Blaeu
Blaeu
Blaeu is the name of* Willem Janszoon Blaeu or Willem Blaeu, Dutch cartographer not to be confused with Willem Janszoon, a contemporary Dutch explorer* his sons Joan Blaeu and Cornelius Blaeu, cartographers...
. Until his death in 1718, he published numerous maps. His son Peter Schenk the Younger
Peter Schenk the Younger
Peter Schenk the Younger was a German engraver and map publisher.He was the son of the engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk the Elder .- External links :*...
was also a noted cartographer. His brother Johannes Schenck
Johannes Schenck
Johannes Schenck was a Dutch musician and composer.Schenck was born in Amsterdam in 1660 where he was baptised on 3 June into the Reformed Church...
(sic) was a musician and composer.
Works
- Continentis Italiae Pars Australior: Sive Regnum Neapolitanum; Hispaniae Obediens: Subdivisum In suos Districtus, Terras, Atque Principatus, Quibus adjectae Sicilia, In Valles tripartita et Contra Turcas ejus Propugnaculum Malta Insula. - Amsterdam, ca. 1703. digitized by the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf.