Peter Schenk the Younger
Peter Schenk the Younger (born 15 February 1693 in Amsterdam; died: 14 January 1775) was a Dutch engraver and map publisher active in Leipzig. He was the son of the engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk the Elder who owned a shop in Leipzig and travelled regularly between there and Amsterdam in the 17th century. In 1715 Peter the Younger traveled to Leipzig in order to sell some paintings by Jan van Huchtenburgh and Jan and Willem van Mieris.
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Peter Schenk the Younger
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- Name
- Peter Schenk the Younger
- Field
- engraver and cartographer
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam
- Died
- 14 January 1775
- Born
- 1693. · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- engraver, cartographer, printmaker, instrument maker, publisher, bookseller and printseller.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Peter Schenk the Younger (born 15 February 1693 in Amsterdam; died: 14 January 1775) was a Dutch engraver and map publisher active in Leipzig. He was the son of the engraver and map publisher Peter Schenk the Elder who owned a shop in Leipzig and travelled regularly between there and Amsterdam in the 17th century. In 1715 Peter the Younger traveled to Leipzig in order to sell some paintings by Jan van Huchtenburgh and Jan and Willem van Mieris.
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Key facts
• Name — Peter Schenk the Younger • Field — engraver and cartographer • Birthplace — Amsterdam • Died — 14 January 1775
Career
Career
Schenk the Younger continued the family publishing business in Leipzig, building on the work of his father and Gerard Valck. He helped produce and reissue maps using existing printing plates, many of which had been updated or revised. Some of these maps formed part of the Atlas Contractus (also known as the Atlas Minor), which remained in circulation into the 18th century.
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Pieter Schenk (II), Pieter, II Schenk, Pieter II Schenck, Pieter Schenk and Pieter Schenk II. His recorded language was Dutch. He was the child of Peter Schenk the Elder. One child is recorded: Petrus Schenk.
Pieter (Petrus) Schenk (the Younger): Queen Isabel of Spain (Elisabetta Farnese) at the birth of the Infante Luis of Spain (later Archbpishop of Toledo and Sevilla) on July 5th, 1727
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1693
Peter Schenk the Younger born at Amsterdam.
1775
Peter Schenk the Younger died at Amsterdam.
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