View of Loreto, Italy (Lorette)

Artist or Author: Pieter Schenk

Work: Hecatompolis, sive Totius orbis Terrarum Oppida Nobiliora Centum; Exquisite Collecta atque Eleganter Depicta

Date of Publication: 1702

Style: Engraving

Paper Size: ~ 11 3/4" by 9 1/2"

Condition: The work is in very good to excellent condition. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.

Description of the work:

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)