Bidspirit auction | Schenck -View of Krakow, Poland

Schenck -View of Krakow, Poland (Krakau). 44 - This historic engraved city or port view is from Pieter Schenk's Hecatompolis, sive Totius orbis Terrarum Oppida Nobiliora Centum; Exquisite Collecta atque Eleganter Depicta . The work was published by Schenk in 1702 in Holland & West Frisia. The work depicted ports in many important cities around the world including London, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Algiers, New Amsterdam, and Havana. Pieter Schenk the Elder [Petrus or Peter] (1660-1711) was a German cartographer, engraver, and publisher. He studied under Gerhard Valck. The two families would be active print sellers, globe makers, and publishers. Provenance: Name inked to title: Charles D. de Beaurieux(?); Family of William Henry Crocker I (1861-1937); gift to manservant, Louis Collaud (1893-1972) in 1932; bequest, to Nancy Meyer Kolmodin (proprietor of Friedrich’s Gifts & Antiques, Lafayette, CA) Paper Size: ~ 11 3/4” by 9 1/2” Paper Type or Special Features: Engraving