Antique Prints, Maps, & Books of Natural History, Botanicals, & More
Lot 8046:
Description
This historic volume with 100 engraved city or port views is 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 volume is bound in 19th century calf, double gilt rule to covers, spine elaborated decorated in gilt with Morocco lettering piece, five raised bands, marbled endpapers, edges speckled red. It includes a mezzotint portrait frontispiece of Frederick William I, engraved title-page and contents leaf. It includes 100 full page engravings of ports in many important cities around the world including London, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Algiers, New Amsterdam, and Havana. There are 65 plates of Europe, 12 of Asia, 13 of Africa, and 10 of the Americas. It is rare to find this work complete.
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: ~ 9 3/4" by 11 3/4"
Paper Type or Special Features: Volume with 100 Engraved City Views
Condition report:
The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There is some minor signs of handling and age to the binding. There is some minor staining or spotting mostly to the margins. The leaves are numbered in pencil at the corners. There is a pencil sketch to the verso of plate 79. There are pencil annotations to verso of plate 100. There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks or fox marks to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.
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