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Description

Fine decorative map of Scotland.

This fine map shows Scotland, the Orkney Islands and the New Hebrides, here called the Westerne Iles of Scotland. The map is filled with minute detail and hundreds of place names.

The cartouches are richly embellished with Mercury, coats of arms, and putti.

Condition Description
Two spots at the right side of the map.
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.