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Unusual Composite Atlas - World + 5 Continents

[Composite Atlas], including 6 double page hand colored maps, published in Amsterdam by Peter Schenk. Original marbled paper boards.

The six maps are each approximately 24 x 18 inches, with original hand coloring and wide margins. 

The six maps include:

  • Mappe-Monde Dressee sur ls Observations de Mr. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences . . . 1708
  • L'Europe Dressee sur ls Observations de Mr. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences . . . 1708
  • L'Asie Dressee sur ls Observations de Mr. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences . . . 1708
  • L'Asie Dressee sur ls Observations de Mr. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences . . . 1708
  • L'Afrique Dressee sur ls Observations de Mr. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences . . . 1708
  • L'Amerique Septentrionale Dressee sur ls Observations de Mr. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences . . . 1708
  • L'Amerique Meridionale Dressee sur ls Observations de Mr. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences . . . 

Each of the maps is drawn from the map of the same region by Guillaume De L'Isle, published in Paris.

The maps are each fine dark impressions with strong original color.  This is the first time we have seen a composite atlas of Schenk maps consisting of the World and Continents.

Condition Description
Composite Atlas with contemporary marbled paper covers. 6 hand colored engraved maps.
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.