L'Amerique Septentrionale…
| Reference: | S39550 |
| Author | Pieter SCHENK |
| Year: | 1708 |
| Zone: | Northern America |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 590 x 455 mm |
€900.00
| Reference: | S39550 |
| Author | Pieter SCHENK |
| Year: | 1708 |
| Zone: | Northern America |
| Printed: | Amsterdam |
| Measures: | 590 x 455 mm |
€900.00
Description
Full title: L'Amerique Septentrionale. Dressée sur les Observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, & quelques autres, & sur les Memoires des plus recent Par G. De L'Isle Geographe. a Amsterdam Chez Pierre Schenk, sur le vygendam, a l' Atlas de Sanson. Avec Privilege 1708.
A fine example of the Pieter Schenk copy of the G. de l'Isle map on North America, published in Paris at the end of XVII century.
Peter Schenk's reissue of one of the most influential maps of North America, laying the groundwork for much of the cartography of the 18th century, first published in 1700, of which Tooley writes "A foundation map. The Great Lakes based on Coronelli showing the French strong points at Tadousac, Quebec, Fort Sorel, Montreal & Fort Frontenac.... In this map De l'Isle corrected longitude positions and was the first to revert to a peninsula form for California. He stops his western coast at Cape Mendocin. The first printed map to show the Sargasso Sea."
Copper engraving, contemporary colour, in perfect condition.
Pieter SCHENK (1660 - 1718 ca.)
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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.
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Pieter SCHENK (1660 - 1718 ca.)
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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.
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