Technique: Copper engraving on

Inscription: The copper engraving was produced in red colour, which was used only rarely and for special occasions, especially in the 18th century. Inscribed below the image in Dutch and Latin: "Charleroy, in Henegouw, eertyds Charnoy, boven Naamen, aan de Sambre: versterkt 1666, van de Fransche genoomen 1667, weder opgeruymd, 1668, weder van de selve gewonnen, 1693 ; parallel title: Carolo-Regium, Hanoniæ ad Sambræ ...". Signed in the centre below the depiction and with indication of place: "Pet. Schenk exc. Amst C. P.". Peter Schenk the Elder was a German engraver and cartographer from Elberfeld, today Wuppertal. Around 1684 he moved to Amsterdam and became a pupil of Gerard Valck, specialising in mezzotint; he travelled to Leipzig and Berlin. Until his death in 1718/19 he published numerous maps and pictures. Please also note our other works in the Peter Schenk series.

Date: c. 1712

Description: View of the city of Charleroi, 50 km south of Brussels, with a ring of fortifications. From: Se: Frederik den Femtes Atlas, vol. 12, tvl. 57. Peter Schenk the Elder was a German engraver and cartographer from Elberfeld, now part of Wuppertal. Around 1684 he moved to Amsterdam and became a pupil of Gerard Valck, specialised in mezzotint; he travelled to Leipzig and Berlin. Until his death in 1718/19 he published numerous maps and pictures.

Keywords: 18th century, Baroque, Maps, Belgium, Charleroi,